<div class="section">
<h2><a name="using" id="using">Using Digest Authentication</a></h2>
- <p>To use MD5 Digest authentication, simply
- change the normal <code>AuthType Basic</code> and
- <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code>
- to <code>AuthType Digest</code> and
- <code class="directive"><a href="#authdigestprovider">AuthDigestProvider</a></code>,
- when setting up authentication, then add a
- <code class="directive"><a href="#authdigestdomain">AuthDigestDomain</a></code> directive containing at least the root
- URI(s) for this protection space.</p>
-
- <p>Appropriate user (text) files can be created using the
- <code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdigest.html">htdigest</a></code> tool.</p>
+ <p>To use MD5 Digest authentication, configure the location to be
+ protected as shown in the below example:</p>
<div class="example"><h3>Example:</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config"><Location "/private/">
AuthType Digest
</Location></pre>
</div>
+ <p><code class="directive"><a href="#authdigestdomain">AuthDigestDomain</a></code>
+ should list the locations that will be protected by this
+ configuration.</p>
+
+ <p>The pasword file referenced in the <code class="directive"><a href="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code> directive may be
+ created and managed using the <code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdigest.html">htdigest</a></code> tool.</p>
+
+
<div class="note"><h3>Note</h3>
<p>Digest authentication was intended to be more secure than basic
authentication, but no longer fulfills that design goal. A
<section id="using"><title>Using Digest Authentication</title>
- <p>To use MD5 Digest authentication, simply
- change the normal <code>AuthType Basic</code> and
- <directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive>
- to <code>AuthType Digest</code> and
- <directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestProvider</directive>,
- when setting up authentication, then add a
- <directive module="mod_auth_digest"
- >AuthDigestDomain</directive> directive containing at least the root
- URI(s) for this protection space.</p>
-
- <p>Appropriate user (text) files can be created using the
- <program>htdigest</program> tool.</p>
+ <p>To use MD5 Digest authentication, configure the location to be
+ protected as shown in the below example:</p>
<example><title>Example:</title>
<highlight language="config">
</highlight>
</example>
+ <p><directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestDomain</directive>
+ should list the locations that will be protected by this
+ configuration.</p>
+
+ <p>The pasword file referenced in the <directive
+ module="mod_auth_digest">AuthUserFile</directive> directive may be
+ created and managed using the <program>htdigest</program> tool.</p>
+
+
<note><title>Note</title>
<p>Digest authentication was intended to be more secure than basic
authentication, but no longer fulfills that design goal. A