an <directive module="core">AllowOverride</directive> directive like the
following:</p>
- <highlight language="config">AllowOverride AuthConfig</highlight>
+ <highlight language="config">
+AllowOverride AuthConfig
+ </highlight>
<p>Or, if you are just going to put the directives directly in
your main server configuration file, you will of course need to
<p>Let's examine each of those directives individually. The <directive
module="mod_authn_core">AuthType</directive> directive selects
- that method that is used to authenticate the user. The most
+ the method that is used to authenticate the user. The most
common method is <code>Basic</code>, and this is the method
implemented by <module>mod_auth_basic</module>. It is important to be aware,
however, that Basic authentication sends the password from the client to
files can be created and manipulated with the <program>
dbmmanage</program> and <program>htdbm</program> programs. Many
other types of authentication options are available from third
- party modules in the <a
- href="http://modules.apache.org/">Apache Modules
- Database</a>.</p>
+ party modules.</p>
<p>Finally, the <directive module="mod_authz_core">Require</directive>
directive provides the authorization part of the process by
specific. Rather than creating a group file, you can just use
the following directive:</p>
- <highlight language="config">Require valid-user</highlight>
+ <highlight language="config">
+Require valid-user
+ </highlight>
<p>Using that rather than the <code>Require user rbowen</code>
line will allow anyone in that is listed in the password file,
that will be called during the authorization stage of the request
processing. For example:</p>
- <highlight language="config">Require ip <var>address</var></highlight>
+ <highlight language="config">
+Require ip <var>address</var>
+ </highlight>
<p>where <var>address</var> is an IP address (or a partial IP
address) or:</p>
- <highlight language="config">Require host <var>domain_name</var></highlight>
+ <highlight language="config">
+Require host <var>domain_name</var>
+ </highlight>
<p>where <var>domain_name</var> is a fully qualified domain name
(or a partial domain name); you may provide multiple addresses or
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