1HTDIGEST(1)                        htdigest                        HTDIGEST(1)
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NAME

6       htdigest - manage user files for digest authentication
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SYNOPSIS

10       htdigest [ -c ] passwdfile realm username
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SUMMARY

15       htdigest  is  used  to  create  and update the flat-files used to store
16       usernames, realm and password for digest authentication of HTTP  users.
17       Resources  available  from  the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to
18       just the users listed in the files created by htdigest.
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21       This manual page only lists the command line arguments. For details  of
22       the  directives  necessary  to configure digest authentication in httpd
23       see the Apache manual, which is part of the Apache distribution or  can
24       be found at http://httpd.apache.org/.
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OPTIONS

29       -c     Create  the  passwdfile.  If  passwdfile  already  exists, it is
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33              Name of the file to contain the username, realm and password. If
34              -c  is given, this file is created if it does not already exist,
35              or deleted and recreated if it does exist.
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37       realm  The realm name to which the user name belongs.
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40              The user name to create or update  in  passwdfile.  If  username
41              does  not  exist  is  this  file,  an entry is added. If it does
42              exist, the password is changed.
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SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

46       This program is not safe as a setuid executable. Do not make it setuid.
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51Apache HTTP Server                2007-04-24                       HTDIGEST(1)