On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:15:39 +0000 "Phil Endecott" <spam_from_apache_users_3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I'm surprised to find that authentication does not seem to be checked > in a directory which I proxy to another local server: > > <Location /something> > AuthName "my_auth_name" > AuthType basic > AuthPAM_Enabled off What's that? > AuthBasicProvider dbd > AuthDBDUserPWQuery "...sql..." > require valid-user > > ProxyPass http://localhost:12345 smax=0 ttl=60 > ProxyPassReverse http://localhost:12345 > </Location> What "Satisfy" value and Order/Allow/deny applies? Check your config for any other stanzas that match (including - potentially - <Location />). > I am able to access content from here without providing any > credentials. What shows up in your logs? That'll tell you if your browser has cached credentials. -- Nick Kew Application Development with Apache - the Apache Modules Book http://www.apachetutor.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx