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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 steps in Web Console and By Hand are interchangeable, you can manually create a database file and 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
Choose DB type as Password File
Set:
- Realm name, e.g. TEST
- DB Location, e.g. $VH_ROOT/conf/TESTDB
Step 2.Create Auth user
Set e.g. User/Password TEST/TEST
Step 3. Add Access Require by Context
Add a Context and select type as Static
Set:
- URI
/ - Set Location
$VH_ROOT/html/ - Accessible
Yes - Realm
TEST - Access Allowed
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Method 2. Setup By Hand
Step1. Create account through htpasswd
Run the following command to generate TESTDB file from console
htpasswd -c /PATH_YOU_WANT/TESTDB TEST
Then enter password (e.g.TEST) two times
Step 2. Add Access Require by htaccess
Add following rules into your .htaccess file.
AuthType Basic AuthName "My Protected Area" AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd Require valid-user
- AuthName can be set to any, e.g.
TEST - AuthUserFile need a valid file, e.g.
/usr/local/lsws/DEFAULT/conf/TESTDB
How to Verify
Access the site will require auth login
