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rc-httpd(8): document how to use HTTP basic authentication

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Igor Böhm 2021-10-30 23:59:12 +00:00 committed by qwx
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sys/man/8/rc-httpd
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@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ variable. Fine-grained control of specific request strings may
be configured via a similar method acting upon the
.I location
and/or other variables.
.PP
The
.I REMOTE_USER
variable provides a user identification string supplied by the
client as part of user authentication.
.SH EXAMPLES
The following examples demonstrate possible ways to configure
.BR select-handler.
@ -95,6 +100,20 @@ if(~ $SERVER_NAME 9front.org){
.EE
.RE
.PP
HTTP basic authentication:
.RS
.EX
if(~ $SERVER_NAME *restricted.org){
PATH_INFO=$location
FS_ROOT=/usr/kgb/www/$SERVER_NAME
authorize
if(~ $REMOTE_USER (glenda kgb))
exec static-or-index
error 401
}
.EE
.RE
.PP
CGI:
.RS
.EX
@ -152,6 +171,8 @@ exec /rc/bin/rc-httpd/rc-httpd >>[2]/sys/log/www
.TP
.B /rc/bin/rc-httpd/select-handler
.TP
.B /rc/bin/rc-httpd/handlers/authorize
.TP
.B /rc/bin/rc-httpd/handlers/cgi
.TP
.B /rc/bin/rc-httpd/handlers/dir-index