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authorAndré Malo <nd@apache.org>2002-12-09 23:27:16 +0100
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</a></th><td>auth_basic_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.1 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
-
<p>This module allows the use of HTTP Basic Authentication to
restrict access by looking up users in the given providers.
HTTP Digest Authentication is provided by
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code>.</p>
-
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicauthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></li>
</ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicAuthoritative" id="AuthBasicAuthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a> <a name="authbasicauthoritative" id="authbasicauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
- </a></th><td>Sets whether authorization and authentication are
-passed to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
- </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative on|off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
- </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
+ </a></th><td>Sets whether authorization and authentication are passed to
+lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
+ </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative On|Off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
+ </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative On</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthBasicAuthoritative</code> directive
- explicitly to <strong>'off'</strong> allows for both
+ explicitly to <code>Off</code> allows for both
authentication and authorization to be passed on to lower level
- modules (as defined in the <code>Configuration</code> and
- <code>modules.c</code> files) if there is <strong>no
- userID</strong> or <strong>rule</strong> matching the supplied
- userID. If there is a userID and/or rule specified; the usual
+ modules (as defined in the <code>modules.c</code> files) if there is
+ <strong>no userID</strong> or <strong>rule</strong> matching the
+ supplied userID. If there is a userID and/or rule specified, the usual
password and access checks will be applied and a failure will give
an Authorization Required reply.</p>
@@ -43,22 +40,39 @@ passed to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Synt
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the AuthAuthoritative setting.</p>
- <p>By default; control is not passed on; and an unknown userID or
+ <p>By default control is not passed on and an unknown userID or
rule will result in an Authorization Required reply. Not setting
- it thus keeps the system secure; and forces an NCSA compliant
+ it thus keeps the system secure and forces an NCSA compliant
behaviour.</p>
-
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicProvider" id="AuthBasicProvider">AuthBasicProvider</a> <a name="authbasicprovider" id="authbasicprovider">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the authentication provider(s) for this location</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
- </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicProvider <em>provider-name</em></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
- </a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
- </a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
+ </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicProvider On|Off|<var>provider-name</var>
+[<var>provider-name</var>] ...</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
+ </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicProvider On</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
+ </a></th><td>directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthBasicProvider</code> directive sets
- which provider is used to authenticate the users for this location.</p>
+ which provider is used to authenticate the users for this location.
+ Setting the value to <code>On</code> will choose the default provider
+ (<code>file</code>). Since the <code>file</code> provider is implemented
+ by the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code> module, you have to make sure,
+ that the module is present in the server.</p>
+
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
+ &lt;Location /secure&gt;<br />
+ <span class="indent">
+ AuthBasicProvider dbm<br />
+ AuthDBMType SDBM<br />
+ AuthDBMUserFile /www/etc/dbmpasswd<br />
+ Require valid-user<br />
+ </span>
+ &lt;/Location&gt;
+ </code></p></div>
- <p>See <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>
+ <p>See <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>
for providers.</p>
+ <p>The value <code>Off</code> clears the provider list and sets it back
+ to the default.</p>
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