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litespeed_wiki:config:authenticate [2018/06/15 20:10] Eric Leu [How to set Site Authentication] |
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| - | ====== How to set Site Authentication ====== | + | ====== How to Set Site Authentication ====== |
| - | Authentication is the process of confirming a user's identity, and it provides a way to ensure that legitimate users create content on your site. The first thing we are going to do us create authentication database. | + | Authentication is the process of confirming a user's identity, and it provides a way to ensure that legitimate users create content on your site. The steps in the methods below (Web GUI and By Hand) are interchangeable. You can manually create a database file and then load it via the WebConsole, and vice versa. |
| - | ===== Create Access Password ===== | + | =====Method 1. Setup by Web GUI ===== |
| - | ====Method 1. Create account through Realm ==== | + | ==== Step 1.Create Authorization Realms DB ==== |
| - | === Step 1.Create Authorization Realms DB === | + | We will create a new one as an example. |
| - | We will create a new one as example | + | |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-1.png?800|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-1.png?800|}} | ||
| - | Choose DB type as Password File | + | Set **DB Type** to ''Password File''. |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-2.png?|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-2.png?|}} | ||
| Set: | Set: | ||
| - | - Realm name, e.g. TEST | + | - **Realm name**, e.g. ''TEST'' |
| - | - DB Location, e.g. $VH_ROOT/conf/TESTDB | + | - **DB Location**, e.g. ''$VH_ROOT/conf/TESTDB'' |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-7.png?800|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-7.png?800|}} | ||
| - | === Step 2.Create Auth user === | + | ==== Step 2.Create Auth User ==== |
| - | Set e.g. User/Password TEST/TEST | + | Set **User**/**Password**, e.g. ''TEST''/''TEST'' |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-6.png?|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-6.png?|}} | ||
| - | ====Method 2. Create account through htpasswd ==== | + | ==== Step 3. Add Access Require by Context==== |
| - | Run the following command to generate TESTDB file from console | + | |
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| - | <code>htpasswd -c /PATH_YOU_WANT/TESTDB TEST</code> | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Then enter password (e.g.TEST) two times | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Protect site by adding auth require ===== | + | |
| - | ===== Method 1. Through Context===== | + | |
| Add a Context and select type as ''Static'' | Add a Context and select type as ''Static'' | ||
| Set: | Set: | ||
| - | - URI ''/'' | + | - **URI** ''/'' |
| - | - Set Location ''$VH_ROOT/html/'' | + | - **Location** ''$VH_ROOT/html/'' |
| - | - Accessible ''Yes'' | + | - **Accessible** ''Yes'' |
| - | - Realm ''TEST'' | + | - **Realm** ''TEST'' |
| - | - Access Allowed ''*'' | + | - **Access Allowed** ''*'' |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-8.png?|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-8.png?|}} | ||
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-9.png?|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-9.png?|}} | ||
| - | ===== Method 2. Through .htaccess===== | + | =====Method 2. Setup By Hand ===== |
| - | Add following rules into your .htaccess file. | + | ====Step1. Create Account Through htpasswd ==== |
| + | Run the following command to generate ''TESTDB'' file from console: | ||
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| + | <code>htpasswd -c /PATH_YOU_WANT/TESTDB TEST</code> | ||
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| + | Then enter the password (e.g.''TEST'') two times. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Step 2. Add Access Require by htaccess==== | ||
| + | Add the following rules into your .htaccess file. | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| AuthType Basic | AuthType Basic | ||
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| Require valid-user | Require valid-user | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | - AuthName can be set to any, e.g. ''TEST'' | + | * ''AuthName'' can be set to anything, e.g. ''TEST'' |
| - | - AuthUserFile need a valid file, e.g.''/usr/local/lsws/DEFAULT/conf/TESTDB'' | + | * ''AuthUserFile'' needs a valid file, e.g.''/usr/local/lsws/DEFAULT/conf/TESTDB'' |
| ===== How to Verify ===== | ===== How to Verify ===== | ||
| - | Access the site will require auth login | + | Access the site. It will require an authorized login. |
| {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-10.png?|}} | {{:litespeed_wiki:config:realm-10.png?|}} | ||