Hi, I just had some time to try it: C::Authentication::Credential::HTTP and C::Authentication::Store::Htpasswd work together just fine. Here is my setup:
in TestApp.pm: use Catalyst qw/ ConfigLoader Authentication /; __PACKAGE__->config( "Plugin::Authentication" => { realms => { default => { credential => { class => 'HTTP', type => "basic", password_field => 'check_password', password_type => 'self_check', }, store => { class => 'Htpasswd', file => "/tmp/htpasswd", }, }, }, }, ); and in Controller/Root.pm (or wherever you need it): sub index :Path :Args(0) { my ( $self, $c ) = @_; $c->authenticate; if($c->user_exists){ $c->res->body("logged in"); } } The tricky part is that you have to set "password_field" and "password_type" correctly, which is not documented. (You have to know how Catalyst Authentication works and read the docs for Authen::Htpasswd to find out) I still recommend to use C::A::Credential::Remote. Let the server do the job, and keep your application small and simple. Plus: You can add digest authentication, certificate authentication, kerberos authentication and whatever your server supports without modifying your application. Lukas On 03/11/2013 03:10 PM, Robert Rothenberg wrote: > I have a project that requires using HTTP authentication. > > There is a Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP module, but from the > documentation, it does not seem to support using htpasswd files, which I > need, because a separate web site will be using that file. > > There is Catalyst::Authentication::Store::Htpasswd, but it does not work > with Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP. > > I'm not clear on how to do this, without having to write my own handlers for > HTTP authentication. > > > _______________________________________________ > List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk > Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst > Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ > Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ _______________________________________________ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/