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Basic Authentication Configuration

Here is a basic authentication Apache configuration via a minor modification to the default ZENDCORE:89 configuration. The Apache directive Location / will force basic authentication for any user attempting to use http port 89 (no change to PASE Apache is required). We recommend you use Apache directive ProxyPreserveHost On for environment variables passed to PASE Apache.

ProxyPreserveHost On
<Directory />
   Order Deny,Allow
   Deny From all
</Directory>
<Directory /www/zendcore/htdocs>
   Order Allow,Deny
   Allow From all
</Directory>
<Location />
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Authentication Domain Goes Here"
    Require valid-user
    PasswdFile %%SYSTEM%%
    ProfileToken On
    Allow from all
</Location>
ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8000/

The following PHP program can be used with the above Apache configuration to examine the userid and password passed.

<?php
  if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
    header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Realm"');
    header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');
    echo 'Text to send if user hits Cancel button';
    exit;
  } else {
    echo "<p>Hello {$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']}.</p>";
    echo "<p>You entered {$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']} as your password.</p>";
  }
?>
output:
Hello ranger.
You entered "secret" as your password.

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