Apache httpd : Basic Authentication2022/03/16 |
Set Basic Authentication to limit access on specific web pages. | |
| [1] | Username and password are sent with plain text on Basic Authentication, so Use secure connection with SSL/TLS setting, refer to here. |
| [2] | Configure httpd. For example, set Basic Authentication to the directory [/var/www/html/auth-basic]. |
[root@www ~]# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/auth_basic.conf # create new <Directory /var/www/html/auth-basic>
SSLRequireSSL
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Basic Authentication"
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd
require valid-user
</Directory>
# add a user : create a new file with [-c] [root@www ~]# htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd cent New password: # set password Re-type new password: Adding password for user cent <html> <body> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Test Page for Basic Authentication </div> </body> </html> |
| [3] | Access to the test page from any client computer with web browser. Then authentication is required as settings, answer with a user added in [1]. |
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| [4] | It's OK if authentication is successfully passed and test page is displayed normally. |
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