Apache2 : Basic Authentication2020/05/07 |
Set Basic Authentication to limit access on specific web pages.
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Username and password are sent with plain text on Basic Authentication,
so Use secure connection with SSL/TLS setting, refer to here.
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[2] | Configure httpd. For example, set Basic Authentication to the directory [/var/www/html/auth-basic]. |
root@www:~#
apt -y install apache2-utils
root@www:~#
vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/auth-basic.conf # create new <Directory /var/www/html/auth-basic> SSLRequireSSL AuthType Basic AuthName "Basic Authentication" AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd require valid-user </Directory> # add a user : create a new file with [-c] root@www:~# htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd ubuntu New password: # set password Re-type new password: Adding password for user ubuntu
root@www:~#
mkdir /var/www/html/auth-basic root@www:~# a2ensite auth-basic Enabling site auth-basic. To activate the new configuration, you need to run: service apache2 reloadroot@www:~# systemctl restart apache2
<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]. |
[4] | It's OK if authentication is successfully passed and test page is displayed normally. |
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