[GLLUG] .htaccess Authentication
Ex Fed
exfed@hotmail.com
Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:28:04 +0000
Why does Apache ask for my password twice before serving a file?
If the hostname under which you are accessing the server is different than
the hostname specified in the ServerName directive, then depending on the
setting of the UseCanonicalName directive, Apache will redirect you to a new
hostname when constructing self-referential URLs. This happens, for example,
in the case where you request a directory without including the trailing
slash.
When this happens, Apache will ask for authentication once under the
original hostname, perform the redirect, and then ask again under the new
hostname. For security reasons, the browser must prompt again for the
password when the host name changes.
To eliminate this problem you should
Always use the trailing slash when requesting directories;
Change the ServerName to match the name you are using in the URL; and/or
Set UseCanonicalName off.
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