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Consistently strip initial offset in examples.
author Ruslan Ermilov <ru@nginx.com>
date Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:22 +0000
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1 <?xml version="1.0"?>
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3 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd">
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5 <module name="Module ngx_http_auth_basic_module"
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6 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.html"
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7 lang="en">
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9 <section id="summary">
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10
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11 <para>
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12 The <literal>ngx_http_auth_basic_module</literal> module allows
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13 to limit access to resources by validating the user name and password
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14 using the “HTTP Basic Authentication” protocol.
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15 </para>
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17 </section>
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20 <section id="example" name="Example Configuration">
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22 <para>
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23 <example>
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24 location / {
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25 auth_basic "closed site";
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26 auth_basic_user_file conf/htpasswd;
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27 }
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28 </example>
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29 </para>
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31 </section>
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34 <section id="directives" name="Directives">
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36 <directive name="auth_basic">
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37 <syntax><value>string</value> | <literal>off</literal></syntax>
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38 <default>off</default>
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39 <context>http</context>
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40 <context>server</context>
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41 <context>location</context>
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42 <context>limit_except</context>
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44 <para>
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45 Enables validation of user name and password using the
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46 “HTTP Basic Authentication” protocol.
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47 The specified parameter is used as a <value>realm</value>.
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48 The parameter <literal>off</literal> allows to cancel the effect of the
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49 <literal>auth_basic</literal> directive inherited from the previous
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50 configuration level.
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51 </para>
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53 </directive>
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56 <directive name="auth_basic_user_file">
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57 <syntax><value>file</value></syntax>
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58 <default/>
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59 <context>http</context>
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60 <context>server</context>
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61 <context>location</context>
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62 <context>limit_except</context>
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64 <para>
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65 Specifies a file that keeps user names and passwords,
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66 in the following format:
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67 <example>
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68 # comment
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69 name1:password1
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70 name2:password2:comment
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71 name3:password3
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72 </example>
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73 </para>
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75 <para>
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76 Passwords should be encrypted with the <c-func>crypt</c-func> function.
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77 The <command>htpasswd</command> command from the Apache web server
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78 distribution can be used to create such a file.
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79 </para>
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81 </directive>
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83 </section>
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85 </module>