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Grasping the Essentials of Access Control in Apache Security Measures

Calendar Nov 23, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Here's a pretty well-written introduction to utilizing the access control mechanisms built into Apache. This includes the Apache security modules, controlling access by IP and username, using htaccess/htpasswd, among others.