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--- litespeed_wiki:config:authenticate [2018/06/15 20:56]
Eric Leu [Step 3. Add Access Requite by Context]
+++ litespeed_wiki:config:authenticate [2018/06/18 13:24]
Lisa Clarke Proofreading
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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 is 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.
 =====Method 1. Setup by Web GUI =====
 ==== Step 1.Create Authorization Realms DB ====
-We will create a new one as example
+We will create a new one as an example.
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-Choose DB type as Password File
+Set **DB Type** to ''Password File''.
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 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''
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-==== Step 2.Create Auth user ====
+==== Step 2.Create Auth User ====
-Set e.g. User/Password TEST/TEST
+Set **User**/**Password**, e.g. ''TEST''/''TEST''
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 Set:
-  - URI ''/''
+  - **URI** ''/''
-  - Set Location ''$VH_ROOT/html/''
+  - **Location** ''$VH_ROOT/html/''
-  - Accessible ''Yes''
+  - **Accessible** ''Yes''
-  - Realm ''TEST''
+  - **Realm** ''TEST''
-  - Access Allowed ''*''
+  - **Access Allowed** ''*''
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-=====Method 2. Setup from console =====
+=====Method 2. Setup By Hand =====
-====Step1. Create account through htpasswd ====
+====Step1. Create Account Through htpasswd ====
-Run the following command to generate TESTDB file from console
+Run the following command to generate ''TESTDB'' file from console:
 <code>htpasswd -c /PATH_YOU_WANT/TESTDB TEST</code>
-Then enter password (e.g.TEST) two times
+Then enter the password (e.g.''TEST'') two times.
-==== Step 2. Add Access Requite by htaccess====
+==== Step 2. Add Access Require by htaccess====
-Add following rules into your .htaccess file.
+Add the following rules into your .htaccess file.
 <code>
 AuthType Basic
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 Require valid-user
 </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 =====
-Access the site will require auth login
+Access the site. It will require an authorized login.
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