Tom Evans wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 12:07 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > >> Hello list, >> >> I have finally able to redirect the viewvc ( svn viewer ) to https. here >> is the configuration >> >> `````````````````````````````` >> ScriptAlias /test /usr/lib/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi >> >> <Location /test> >> RewriteEngine on >> RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off >> RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} >> >> AuthType Basic >> AuthName "requires a password" >> AuthUserFile /home/svn/PASSWD >> Require valid-user >> </Location> >> ``````````````````````````````````````````` >> >> This is working fine for both internet and intranet. But I have found >> it first check the authorization through http connection and after >> getting the right password it redirects to https version. Can I >> redirect to http before authentication ? >> Please let me know. >> Thanks >> >> > > I think I'm missing something. If you aren't supposed to access this > resource, except through SSL and after authentication, then surely this > is trivial. > Simply set up 2 vhosts, one SSL, one non-SSL. In the non-SSL vhost, > redirect to the SSL vhost and don't have any authentication. In the SSL > vhost, you can have your script and AAA setup. > > Hello Tom, Thanks, yes it is another workaround. cheers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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