2.3.30 AuthBasicAuthoritative

Description

AuthBasicAuthoritative specifies the control method when user authentication is performed.

Syntax

AuthBasicAuthoritative {On|Off}

Specifiable values

On

Perform user authentication according to the settings of the AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile, and Require directives. When the user is not registered, or if a password inconsistency occurs, the 401 error status is displayed in the web browser.

Off

Perform user authentication according to the settings of the AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile, and Require directives. If a password inconsistency occurs, the 401 error status is displayed in the web browser. In addition, when the user is not registered, the user authentication is performed by a module (functionality) of another product.

Default value

If the definition item is omitted:

On

Locations where it can be written

<Directory> and .htaccess

Overwrite permission

AuthConfig level