Password protection in NGINX - Revision history

Manetta at 21:12, 26 January 2026

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	First, install apache2-utils		First, install apache2-utils:

	sudo apt install apache2-utils		sudo apt install apache2-utils

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	auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd;		auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd;
	}		}
	</~~ore~~>		</pre>

			<small>From: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/<small>

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	~~See: https~~://~~docs~~.~~nginx~~.~~com~~/nginx/~~admin~~-~~guide~~/~~security-controls~~/~~configuring-http-basic-authentication~~/		First, install apache2-utils

			sudo apt install apache2-utils

			Generate a password for a specific user:

			sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd octomode

			Generate another password, for another user (this time without the -c, because that creates a new .htpasswd file):

			sudo htpasswd /etc/apache2/.htpasswd user2

			Configure nginx:

			<pre>
			location /octomode {
			auth_basic "This is a password protected area shared with a peer-to-peer network of trust.";
			auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/.htpasswd;
			}
			</ore>

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See: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/