From 84c3ebbf29526fad6e09eaffceac919e6a22790d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Bowen Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 14:48:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] auth_digest doc improvement git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1745061 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.html.en | 21 ++++++++++----------- docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.xml | 23 +++++++++++------------ 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.html.en b/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.html.en index 6642d8b199..56c8a0da93 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.html.en +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.html.en @@ -71,17 +71,8 @@

Using Digest Authentication

-

To use MD5 Digest authentication, simply - change the normal AuthType Basic and - AuthBasicProvider - to AuthType Digest and - AuthDigestProvider, - when setting up authentication, then add a - AuthDigestDomain directive containing at least the root - URI(s) for this protection space.

- -

Appropriate user (text) files can be created using the - htdigest tool.

+

To use MD5 Digest authentication, configure the location to be + protected as shown in the below example:

Example:

<Location "/private/">
     AuthType Digest
@@ -94,6 +85,14 @@
 </Location>
+

AuthDigestDomain + should list the locations that will be protected by this + configuration.

+ +

The pasword file referenced in the AuthUserFile directive may be + created and managed using the htdigest tool.

+ +

Note

Digest authentication was intended to be more secure than basic authentication, but no longer fulfills that design goal. A diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.xml index 094750c920..1a929572c0 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.xml +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_digest.xml @@ -49,18 +49,8 @@

Using Digest Authentication -

To use MD5 Digest authentication, simply - change the normal AuthType Basic and - AuthBasicProvider - to AuthType Digest and - AuthDigestProvider, - when setting up authentication, then add a - AuthDigestDomain directive containing at least the root - URI(s) for this protection space.

- -

Appropriate user (text) files can be created using the - htdigest tool.

+

To use MD5 Digest authentication, configure the location to be + protected as shown in the below example:

Example: @@ -76,6 +66,15 @@ +

AuthDigestDomain + should list the locations that will be protected by this + configuration.

+ +

The pasword file referenced in the AuthUserFile directive may be + created and managed using the htdigest tool.

+ + Note

Digest authentication was intended to be more secure than basic authentication, but no longer fulfills that design goal. A -- 2.40.0