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| --><title>mod_auth_basic - Apache HTTP Server</title><link href="../style/css/manual.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="Main stylesheet" /><link href="../style/css/manual-loose-100pc.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="No Sidebar - Default font size" /><link href="../style/css/manual-print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" /><link href="../images/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" /></head><body><div id="page-header"><p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p><p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</p><img alt="" src="../images/feather.gif" /></div><div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="<-" alt="<-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div><div id="path"><a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.0</a> > <a href="./">Modules</a></div><div id="page-content"><div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_auth_basic</h1><table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description: |
| </a></th><td>Basic authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status: |
| </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier: |
| </a></th><td>auth_basic_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File: |
| </a></th><td>mod_auth_basic.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility: |
| </a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3> |
| |
| <p>This module allows the use of HTTP Basic Authentication to |
| restrict access by looking up users in the given providers. |
| HTTP Digest Authentication is provided by |
| <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code>.</p> |
| |
| </div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicauthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicAuthoritative" id="AuthBasicAuthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a> <a name="authbasicauthoritative" id="authbasicauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description: |
| </a></th><td>Sets whether authorization and authentication are |
| passed to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: |
| </a></th><td>AuthBasicAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default: |
| </a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: |
| </a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override: |
| </a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: |
| </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: |
| </a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table> |
| <p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthBasicAuthoritative</code> directive |
| explicitly to <strong>'off'</strong> allows for both |
| authentication and authorization to be passed on to lower level |
| modules (as defined in the <code>Configuration</code> and |
| <code>modules.c</code> files) if there is <strong>no |
| userID</strong> or <strong>rule</strong> matching the supplied |
| userID. If there is a userID and/or rule specified; the usual |
| password and access checks will be applied and a failure will give |
| an Authorization Required reply.</p> |
| |
| <p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module; |
| or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code> |
| directive applies to more than one module; then the first module |
| will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on; |
| regardless of the AuthAuthoritative setting.</p> |
| |
| <p>By default; control is not passed on; and an unknown userID or |
| rule will result in an Authorization Required reply. Not setting |
| it thus keeps the system secure; and forces an NCSA compliant |
| behaviour.</p> |
| |
| </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicProvider" id="AuthBasicProvider">AuthBasicProvider</a> <a name="authbasicprovider" id="authbasicprovider">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description: |
| </a></th><td>Sets the authentication provider(s) for this location</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax: |
| </a></th><td>AuthBasicProvider <em>provider-name</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context: |
| </a></th><td>directory, location, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override: |
| </a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status: |
| </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module: |
| </a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table> |
| <p>The <code class="directive">AuthBasicProvider</code> directive sets |
| which provider is used to authenticate the users for this location.</p> |
| |
| <p>See <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code> |
| for providers.</p> |
| |
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