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                  </a></th><td>Basic authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
                  </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
                  </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 2.0.44 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>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
    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
    password and access checks will be applied and a failure will give
    an Authorization Required reply.</p>

    <p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
    or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
    directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
    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
    rule will result in an Authorization Required reply. Not setting
    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>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>

    <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>
    for providers.</p>

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