Name

AuthType

Synopsis

AuthType type
directory, .htaccess

AuthType specifies the type of authorization control. Basic was originally the only possible type, but Apache 1.1 introduced Digest, which uses an MD5 digest and a shared secret.

If the directive AuthType is used, we must also use AuthName, AuthGroupFile, and AuthUserFile.

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