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=head1 NAME

ngx_http_auth_basic_module - Module ngx_http_auth_basic_module




=head1



The C<ngx_http_auth_basic_module> module allows
limiting access to resources by validating the user name and password
using the “HTTP Basic Authentication” protocol.





Access can also be limited by
L<address|ngx_http_access_module> or by the
L<result of subrequest|ngx_http_auth_request_module>.
Simultaneous limitation of access by address and by password is controlled
by the L<ngx_http_core_module> directive.




=head1 Example Configuration




    
    location / {
        auth_basic           "closed site";
        auth_basic_user_file conf/htpasswd;
    }






=head1 Directives

=head2 auth_basic


B<syntax:> auth_basic I<I<C<string>> E<verbar> C<off>>


B<default:> I<off>


B<context:> I<http>


B<context:> I<server>


B<context:> I<location>


B<context:> I<limit_except>





Enables validation of user name and password using the
“HTTP Basic Authentication” protocol.
The specified parameter is used as a I<C<realm>>.
Parameter value can contain variables (1.3.10, 1.2.7).
The special value C<off> allows cancelling the effect
of the C<auth_basic> directive
inherited from the previous configuration level.







=head2 auth_basic_user_file


B<syntax:> auth_basic_user_file I<I<C<file>>>



B<context:> I<http>


B<context:> I<server>


B<context:> I<location>


B<context:> I<limit_except>





Specifies a file that keeps user names and passwords,
in the following format:

    
    # comment
    name1:password1
    name2:password2:comment
    name3:password3


The I<C<file>> name can contain variables.





The following password types are supported:

=over




=item *

encrypted with the C<crypt> function; can be generated using
the “C<htpasswd>” utility from the Apache HTTP Server
distribution or the “C<openssl passwd>” command;



=item *

hashed with the Apache variant of the MD5-based password algorithm (apr1);
can be generated with the same tools;



=item *

specified by the
“C<{>I<C<scheme>>C<}>I<C<data>>”
syntax (1.0.3+) as described in
L<RFC 2307|http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2307#section-5.3>;
currently implemented schemes include C<PLAIN> (an example one,
should not be used), C<SHA> (1.3.13) (plain SHA-1
hashing, should not be used) and C<SSHA> (salted SHA-1 hashing,
used by some software packages, notably OpenLDAP and Dovecot).

B<NOTE>

Support for C<SHA> scheme was added only to aid
in migration from other web servers.
It should not be used for new passwords, since unsalted SHA-1 hashing
that it employs is vulnerable to
L<rainbow table|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_attack>
attacks.




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