How do I configure Apache authentication with Active Directory?

How do I configure Apache authentication with Active Directory?

Procedure

1. Locate the Apache configuration file, httpd. conf.
2. Open the httpd. conf file.
3. In the HTTP header, set the IV-User property with the value as USERID . Note: The Apache modules that are needed for the Active Directory or directory server authentication are as follows:

Where is htpasswd file located?

We will use the htpasswd utility provided in the core Apache package. The password file can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. In our example we will create our htpasswd file in /etc/htpasswd. Note that the location of the htpasswd file can be anywhere you want on your local drive.

Why do we need Apache htpasswd for authentication?

As the authentication happens at the server level, even the application running on the server cannot access the files without correct username and password. It means that you can protect some parts or pages of your application with the most basic authentication. In this guide, we will see How to set up basic authentication using Apache htpasswd.

How to set up password authentication with Apache on?

The first option is to edit the Apache configuration and add our password protection to the virtual host file. This will generally give better performance because it avoids the expense of reading distributed configuration files. If you have this option, this method is recommended.

How to add a user to htpasswd file?

Adding user to the htpasswd file is easy too. You just have to run a command and the utility will handle the rest. Execute the following command in the console to add a new user to htpasswd file. Again, you can replace the part of command with orange font color.

What kind of passwords are stored in htpasswd?

Files managed by htpasswd may contain a mixture of different encoding types of passwords; some user records may have bcrypt or MD5-encrypted passwords while others in the same file may have passwords encrypted with crypt (). NOTE: You can give any other secure path for the .htpasswd file. For me I am using /etc/httpd