Re: [O] Make html password protected?

[Rainer M Krug]

Ian Barton <address@hidden> writes:

> On 08/09/14 11:22, Rainer M Krug wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I do not have much experience with html and websites (what an
>> understatement!) but I would like to publish / export a simple html page
>> password protected. Is ther an easy way to do it in word?
>>
>> The content is not highly confidential or sensitive, just some analysis
>> for a paper of which I would like to provide regular feedback to my
>> co-authors and which should not be to easily readable by others.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
> It depends if you have access to your web server configuration. If you
> are able to modify it the simplest way is to create an .htacess file
> in the directory containing your file:

Unfortunately I am not. I only have ftp access to the html directory.

Rainer

>
> AuthName        "Journal"
> AuthType        Digest file:
> AuthUserFile    /etc/httpd/journal.passwd
> Require         valid-user
> Order           allow,deny
> Satisfy         any
>
> You can create a password file with:
>
> htdigest -c /etc/httpd/journal.passwd "Journal" username
>
> To add more users omit the -c argument, which will create a new file.
>
> Make sure you use digest authentication not basic (ie don't use
> htpasswd). Basic authentication transmits user names and passwords in
> plain text.
>
> Ian.
>
>

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