Name
AuthUserFile
Synopsis
AuthUserFile
filename
Description
[Within <Directory>
, or .htaccess]
Specifies a file that contains a list of users and passwords for
user authentication, either as a fully qualified filename or relative
to the ServerRoot
. The password file is typically created with
the htpasswd support program, which comes with the Apache
distribution. It is best to place the password file outside the
DocumentRoot
for security purposes. For example:
AuthUserFile /etc/admin/.htpasswd
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