Re: Configure Basic Authentication on HTTP SERVER

[Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's how I have BA set up for one of my servers...

This directive is in the main config:

<Location />
   Include /www/conf/bvscompsec.inc
</Location>

This file mentioned contains the following:

AuthName company_name
AuthType Basic
PasswdFile %%SYSTEM%%
<Limit GET POST>
  Require valid-user
</Limit>

This will use the system user and passwords for validation.

If you want to use validation lists, it would look like this:

AuthName company_name
AuthType Basic
PasswdFile LIB/VLDLST
<Limit GET POST>
  Require valid-user
</Limit>

where LIB is the library that the validation list (in this example, VLDLST)
is stored.




On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM gio.cot via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I'm new on configure http SERVER and deploy web services ..
>
> I have  configured an http SERVER and deployed a web service for test; it
> works fine.
>
> Now i would like to learn and test how use "Basic Authentication"; can some
> one suggest some links how to do that, i found this documet
>
> https://www.itjungle.com/2024/08/12/guru-creating-a-web-service-with-basic-a
> uthentication/
> <https://www.itjungle.com/2024/08/12/guru-creating-a-web-service-with-basic-authentication/>,
> but it seem for application server (not for http server ..)
> the instruction are the same ??
>
> In my server httpd.conf, i don't find
>
> <Location />
>
>   Require all granted
>
> </Location>
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Gio
>
>
>
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