Re: Configure Basic Authentication on HTTP SERVER

Nope, that’s up to you.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Jan 16, 2026, at 11:03 PM, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

does it highlight the needless lines in it to make it easy to clean up? :)

On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM Raul Alberto Jager Weiler <
raul.jager@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yo can mix the wizard with manual.
In the web wizard there is an option to edit the configuration file, with
si tax checks.



El vie, 16 de ene de 2026, 16:00, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

Sorry, I do all my HTTP server config creation by hand. I don't use the
"wizards".

Dig into the docs and examples. There are a lot online you can learn

from.

On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM gio.cot <gio.cot@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Brad

As premised, i’m new in configure http server, my doubt is , as in

“IBM

Web Administration for I” i see “Create a New Web Service Server”,

“Create

a New http Server” and “Create a New Application Server” (i used

Create a

New http Server) the configuration that you showed, is valid for all

thre

server type or not ?

be patient ..

thanks in advance

Gio



*Da:* Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
*Inviato:* venerdì 16 gennaio 2026 19:30
*A:* Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <

midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

*Cc:* gio.cot <gio.cot@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Oggetto:* Re: Configure Basic Authentication on HTTP SERVER



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/, 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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