Apache 2.0 Basic Authentication setting example

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Case:
We are using this simplest authentication method for local connection only.The server this applied are never accessed from Internet user.
You would find this helpful if you want someone to recognize you are care for security risk, and you would probably progress this to better one such as Digest authentication(wiki) or else.
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Instructions:
1.create password file with using "etpasswd" tool
2.add basic authentication config in config file.
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1.create password file with using "etpasswd" tool

$htpasswd -c {the absolute path of password file} {user_name}


2.add sample code below to apply basic authentication in config file.

Let's assuming that your path to your password file is in "passwd" directory on document root and file name is "basic_auth_passwd",
"AuthUserFile" parameter value will be "htdocs/passwd/basic_auth_passwd".
and all you have to do is that you put those code below in your preferred "Directory" derective in config file.

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AuthUserFile htdocs/passwd/basic_auth_passwd AuthName "Input ID and Password" AuthType Basic Require valid-user
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References:
#Apache Basic Authentication
(http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/en/howto/auth.html)
#Apache Core Features- Directive
(http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#directory)