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Documented the $status core variable.
author Andrey Belov <defan@nginx.com>
date Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:02:01 +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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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 <para>
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18 Access can also be limited by
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19 <link doc="ngx_http_auth_basic_module.xml">address</link>.
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20 Simultaneous limitation of access by address and by password is controlled
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21 by the <link doc="ngx_http_core_module.xml" id="satisfy"/> directive.
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22 </para>
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23
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24 </section>
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27 <section id="example" name="Example Configuration">
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29 <para>
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30 <example>
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31 location / {
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32 auth_basic "closed site";
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33 auth_basic_user_file conf/htpasswd;
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34 }
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35 </example>
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36 </para>
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38 </section>
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41 <section id="directives" name="Directives">
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43 <directive name="auth_basic">
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44 <syntax><value>string</value> | <literal>off</literal></syntax>
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45 <default>off</default>
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46 <context>http</context>
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47 <context>server</context>
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48 <context>location</context>
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49 <context>limit_except</context>
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51 <para>
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52 Enables validation of user name and password using the
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53 “HTTP Basic Authentication” protocol.
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54 The specified parameter is used as a <value>realm</value>.
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55 The parameter <literal>off</literal> allows to cancel the effect of the
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56 <literal>auth_basic</literal> directive inherited from the previous
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57 configuration level.
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58 </para>
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60 </directive>
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63 <directive name="auth_basic_user_file">
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64 <syntax><value>file</value></syntax>
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65 <default/>
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66 <context>http</context>
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67 <context>server</context>
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68 <context>location</context>
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69 <context>limit_except</context>
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71 <para>
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72 Specifies a file that keeps user names and passwords,
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73 in the following format:
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74 <example>
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75 # comment
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76 name1:password1
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77 name2:password2:comment
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78 name3:password3
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79 </example>
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80 </para>
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82 <para>
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83 Passwords should be encrypted with the <c-func>crypt</c-func> function.
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84 The <command>htpasswd</command> command from the Apache web server
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85 distribution can be used to create such a file.
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86 </para>
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88 </directive>
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90 </section>
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92 </module>