How to restrict access to a resource using Apache on Linux | Linux Today

How to restrict access to a resource using Apache on Linux

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Egidio Docile
Sep 10, 2020

Restricting access to a resource is often required when using the web. On complex web applications, this is often implemented using a login system which can be more or less sophisticated. If our requirements our pretty basic, however, we can use the authentication system provided by the Apache web server. In this tutorial we will see how can we do it.

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Egidio Docile

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