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| | ====== Basic authentication in NGINX ====== |
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| [[https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/|NGINX documentation]] | [[https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/|NGINX documentation]] |
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| In Yetti the authentication is done in the LXC container. | In Yetti the authentication is done in the LXC container. |
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| Steps: | ==== Steps: ==== |
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| * ''sudo apt install apache2-utils'' -- not necessary to use this command, there are alternatives | * ''sudo apt install apache2-utils'' -- not necessary to use this command, there are alternatives |
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| * ''sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user1'' -- create user with login user1 | * ''sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user1'' -- create user with login user1 |
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| | * Inside /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/config either in /location or outside to protect the whole site. |
| | <code>auth_basic "Administrator's Area"; |
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| | auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd; |
| | </code> |
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| | ==== Issues ==== |
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| | * 503 Forbidden error even after inputting correct login&password most likely means .htpasswd file is misplaced. Check ''tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log'' to find where NGINX is trying to find it, and put the file there. |
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