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Basic Authentication through .htaccess
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basic_auth
# create password for user admin in /etc/httpd/mypasswd file
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/mypasswd admin
# create .htaccess file in directory that you want restrict access
# write these rules
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Area"
AuthBasicProvider file
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/mypasswd
Require valid-user
# these modules should be enabled in httpd.conf
LoadModule authn_file_module modules/mod_authn_file.so
LoadModule authz_user_module modules/mod_authz_user.so
LoadModule authz_default_module modules/mod_authz_default.so
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