Man Page: httpauthd(8)
httpauthd(8) BSD System Manager's Manual httpauthd(8)
NAME
httpauthd - a daemon which performs HTTP authentication
DESCRIPTION
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.
It listens on unix or IP sockets, allowing for centralization of HTTP
authentication and an extra layer security if necessary.
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. Cur-
rently it can perform Basic and Digest authentation against files, LDAP,
MYSQL and PostgreSQL. It can also perform Basic and NTLM authentication
against a Windows server.
OPTIONS
The options are as follows:
-d Don't detach from the console and run as a daemon. In addi-
tion the level argument specifies what level of error mes-
sages to display. 0 being the least, 4 the most.
-f Specify an alternate location for the configuration file.
-X Process stdin and stdout instead of listening for connections
on a socket. Useful for troubleshooting problems.
SEE ALSO
httpauth.conf(5)
AUTHOR
Stef Walter <stef@thewalter.net>
httpauth May 10, 2006 httpauth