User guide

94 Chapter 10
Authentication and Authorization
Versi o n 3 . 1
Access file
An access file is a text file containing parameters to control access to a
directory for a specific realm, a specific user or a specific group.
There is one access file per protected directory. If an access file is placed in
a directory, all the subdirectories are protected in the same way, unless
another access file is present in the subdirectory.
The following is a list of parameters accepted in the access file and their
possible values.
Parameter name Value
AuthName
This is the realm name.
Realm name is displayed in the
password dialog boxes.
AuthScheme
Can be either "basic" or "digest".
• If basic is selected, a simple
authentication is done with realm,
user and password (base64 encoded).
• If digest is selected, a MD5 based
authentication system is used.
AuthUserFile
The user file to use in this directory.
AuthGroupFile
The group file to use in this directory.