Cherokee Web Server: Htpasswd validator

Htpasswd validator

This validator uses htpasswd files, which are very common on Apache web sever environments. It stores one line per entry with the user name and a hash of the password.

Cherokee supports the following hash algorithms:


Parameters

It needs one parameter to work:


Compatibility

This validator only works with Basic authentication, it's not suitable for HTTP Digest.


Examples

Directory /secret {
    Auth Basic {
        Method htpasswd {
           PasswdFile /var/passwordsweb
        }
    }
}