you didn't understand what I was asking...The config I have included is working ..I have used htpasswd and everything is working fine....All I want to know is how does apache know that I have already authenticated or not ?
Anand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Winfield-Blum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <users@httpd.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:14 AM Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Basic Authentication question > you will have to use the htpasswd tools located in your apache bin to > create the password file. then you point that directory to that file: ie: > > /etc/httpd/conf/passwd/passwords > > This should do that you need :) > > K Anand said the following: > > >Hi all, > > > >I have a very basic question regarding authentication on apache...I have in > >my httpd.conf a section like below : > ><Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin"> > > AuthType Basic > > AuthName "By Invitaion Only" > > AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/passwd/passwords > > Require valid-user > > > > AllowOverride None > > Options ExecCGI > > Order allow,deny > > Allow from all > ></Directory> > > > >So whenever a browser first sends a cgi-bin request, authentication is done > >by userid and password...Whenever subsequent requests come for cgi-bin, > >authentication is not required provided the browser has not been closed. How > >is this done ? > > > >I know that this is not a problem but I would like to know just for my > >information. > > > >Thanx > >Anand > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > >See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
