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Document .htpasswd / HTTP "Basic" authentication support.

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Update date of man page too.
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.\" $NetBSD: httpd.8,v 1.4 2007/10/17 13:33:18 reed Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: httpd.8,v 1.5 2007/10/17 13:55:46 reed Exp $
.\" .\"
.\" $eterna: bozohttpd.8,v 1.74 2006/05/17 08:19:10 mrg Exp $ .\" $eterna: bozohttpd.8,v 1.74 2006/05/17 08:19:10 mrg Exp $
.\" .\"
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.Dd March 22, 2005 .Dd October 17, 2007
.Dt HTTPD 8 .Dt HTTPD 8
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
.Nm httpd .Nm httpd
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.Sh HTTP BASIC AUTHORISATION .Sh HTTP BASIC AUTHORISATION
.Nm .Nm
has support for HTTP Basic Authorisation. has support for HTTP Basic Authorisation.
If a file named
.Pa .htpasswd
exists in the directory of the current request,
.Nm
will restrict access to documents in that directory
using the RFC 2617 HTTP
.Dq Basic
authentication scheme.
.Pp
Note:
This does not recursively protect any sub-directories.
.Pp
The
.Pa .htpasswd
file contains lines delimited with a colon containing
usernames and passwords hashed with
.Xr crypt 3 ,
for example:
.Bd -literal
heather:$1$pZWI4tH/$DzDPl63i6VvVRv2lJNV7k1
jeremy:A.xewbx2DpQ8I
.Ed
.Pp
On
.Nx ,
the
.Xr pwhash 1
utility may be used to generate hashed passwords.
.Sh FILES .Sh FILES
.Nm .Nm
looks for a couple of special files in directories that allow certain features looks for a couple of special files in directories that allow certain features