HTDIGEST(1)htdigestHTDIGEST(1)NAMEhtdigest - manage user files for digest authentication
SYNOPSIShtdigest [ -c ] passwdfile realm username
SUMMARYhtdigest is used to create and update the flat-files used
to store usernames, realm and password for digest authen-
tication of HTTP users. Resources available from the
Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just the users
listed in the files created by htdigest.
This manual page only lists the command line arguments.
For details of the directives necessary to configure
digest authentication in httpd see the Apache manual,
which is part of the Apache distribution or can be found
at http://httpd.apache.org/.
OPTIONS-c Create the passwdfile. If passwdfile already
exists, it is deleted first.
passwdfile
Name of the file to contain the username,
realm and password. If -c is given, this
file is created if it does not already
exist, or deleted and recreated if it does
exist.
realm The realm name to which the user name
belongs.
username
The user name to create or update in passwd-
file. If username does not exist is this
file, an entry is added. If it does exist,
the password is changed.
Apache HTTP Server 2003-05-01 HTDIGEST(1)