Re: [PLUG] Comprehending password protection on an Apache webserver

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Notice that I use HTTPS port 443 to conceal the login and password. 
Also note that HTTPS doesn't help if you broadcast the login to an 
e-mail list!  I didn't realize that I was responding to a PLUG meesage, 
but it doesn't matter because there's nothing in the "Members Only" area 
anyway.  8^/


Paul wrote:

> Why don't you just use a user or group password?  Try this...
>
> https://secure.nghosting.net/~dpagin/rdcc/members/
>
> Username: ghost
> Password: sightings
>
> bash$ cat .htaccess
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "Members Only"
> AuthUserFile /home/dpagin/.htpasswds/rdcc/members/passwd
> require valid-user




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