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Feature #1144

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RFE: Supply custom authentication credentials via mod_proxy

Added by Anonymous over 17 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Fixed
Priority:
Normal
Category:
mod_proxy_backend_http
Target version:
1.5.0
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Description

I am using lighttpd with mod_proxy to hide a program with its own custom HTTP interface from the Internet. (I trust lighttpd more, and besides lighttpd is already exposed).

However, the said program is very primitive - it only accepts a single HTTP username/password.

I would like lighttpd/mod_proxy to be able to supply a different set of HTTP auth credentials than were received from the Internet. i.e. I would like to configure lighttpd to use a htdigest file, and then if authentication succeeds, proxy the requst with a fixed username/password on HTTP basic auth.

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 #1

Updated by Anonymous over 17 years ago

I am interested in this, too.

Is there really no way to achieve what we want?

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Updated by gstrauss over 8 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)
  • Status changed from New to Fixed
  • Assignee deleted (jan)

mod auth can authenticate using the credentials supplied from the internet.
mod_setenv can set request headers (and replace existing ones) with your intended auth for the backend

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