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+.Dd April, 2004
+.Dt httpauthd 8
+.Os httpauth 
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm httpauthd
+.Nd a daemon which performs HTTP authentication
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Xr httpauthd 8
+is a daemon that performs HTTP authentication for a variety of HTTP servers.
+Callers send it HTTP headers, which it then processes and returns responses
+destined for the client.
+.Pp
+It listens on unix or IP sockets, allowing for centralization of HTTP
+authentication and an extra layer security if necessary. 
+.Pp
+.Nm httpauthd 
+can perform a variety of different types of authentication, and is built
+in an extensible manner so more can be added in the future.
+.Pp
+.Bl -bullet -compact
+.It 
+Basic and Digest authentication against a file.
+.It 
+Basic and Digest authentication against an LDAP server.
+.It 
+Basic and NTLM authentication against a SMB domain server.
+.El
+.Sh OPTIONS
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Fl
+.It Fl d 
+Don't detach from the console and run as a daemon. In addition the 
+.Ar level
+argument specifies what level of error messages to display. 0 being 
+the least, 4 the most.
+.It Fl f
+Specify an alternate location for the configuration file.
+.It Fl X
+Process stdin and stdout instead of listening for connections on a 
+socket. Useful for troubleshooting problems.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr httpauth.conf 8
+.Sh AUTHOR
+.An Nate Nielsen Aq nielsen@memberwebs.com