Correct, but that is not how the cgi script runs. It is not a regular Apache/HTTPD cgi-bin
It runs as a Daemon. It doesn't read from a directory so it won't pick up any htaccess/htpassword. I think I need to put a password module into the cgi script. David -----Original Message----- From: da...@harleystreet.net [mailto:da...@harleystreet.net] Sent: 28 November 2016 14:10 To: Lake D Mr (PG/R - Elec Electronic Eng) <d.l...@surrey.ac.uk> Cc: get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org Subject: RE: Get_iplayer is streaming live TV! I don't understand the problem. As explained at the url I gave... A typical .htaccess file looks like the following: AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd AuthType Basic AuthName "My restricted Area" Require valid-user Then your .htpasswd is placed at the location referenced above. > Yes, but that is for Apache, isn't it? > > I thought that get_iplayer.cgi ran as a Daemon (written in Perl). How do I > apply standard > htaccess to that ? > > Please excuse me if I'm being a little thick today (or at least more than > usual). > > -----Original Message----- > From: da...@harleystreet.net [mailto:da...@harleystreet.net] > Sent: 28 November 2016 14:00 > To: Lake D Mr (PG/R - Elec Electronic Eng) <d.l...@surrey.ac.uk> > Cc: ro...@firedrake.org; get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > Subject: RE: Get_iplayer is streaming live TV! > > > >> The answer is going to be some .htaccess-like username/password. > > It's pretty simple to create a password file using something like this... > > http://www.web2generators.com/apache-tools/htpasswd-generator > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4664/13487 - Release Date: > 11/27/16 _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer > > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4664/13487 - Release Date: 11/27/16 _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer