Re: [cobalt-users] Password Protect a Directory using password file

["Paul Harvey" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What other way, as I would like to know how to stop them?

Paul


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lasman" <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password Protect a Directory using password file


> Ron Kulik wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to password protect a directory , allowing only users
with
> > valid accounts on the raq to access it?  Something similar to the
.htaccess
> > way
> >
> > Example would be a site has a support page but only wants users with
> > accounts to log in.
>
> By default, on the RaQ, the .htaccess "way" will authenticate users
> against the RaQ's /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files.
>
> However don't think that .htaccess protects or encrypts files or
> directories in any way.  It doesn't.  All it does is keeps browsers from
> getting in.  There are lots of other ways to read these files.
>
> Jeff
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