[GLLUG] Re: Apache Auth

[wattersm]

Thomas Alan Hearn writes: 

> Hello GLLUGers,
>  Thanks everyone for the help on the .htaccess and .htpasswd problem.  
> After reviewing the site though, I realized that alot of the entire site 
> is going to have to be changed in order to continue with the new encrypted 
> passwords.  Although I realize that this is less secure, is there any way 
> in which I can change the VirtualHost to accept plain text passwords, and 
> if not the entire apache server?  
> 
> Thanks again for everyone's help.
> Cheers,
> Tom
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Not sure if there is even a way to do that.  Storing passwords in plain text 
is a BAD IDEA. 

The apache docs should tell you everything there is to know.  
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/auth.html