mod-auth-plain

Module for Apache which provides plaintext authentication.

Version for Apache 1.3 and 2.0 is available.

mod_auth_plain implements authentication routines using plain text files for Apache's authentication protocol.

An example .htaccess file:

  Deny from all
  AuthType basic
  AuthName "Plain htpasswd"
  AuthPlainUserFile .htpasswd
  Require valid-user
  Satisfy any

An example .htpasswd file:

  user:password

Note that AuthPlainUserFile can be relative to the directory which contains .htaccess file.

mod-auth-curdir

mod_auth_curdir is a spinoff of mod_auth_plain project and allows to use AuthUserFile directive without full path info. Now it is officially released based on the newest Apache 1.3 mod_auth sources.

An example .htaccess file:

  Deny from all
  AuthType basic
  AuthName "Crypted htpasswd"
  AuthUserFile .htpasswd
  Require valid-user
  Satisfy any

An example .htpasswd file:

  user:Ysj05wnRZVpXU

Note that AuthUserFile can be relative to the directory which contains .htaccess file.