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hgrc.5: describe what the [auth] section is for
author Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net>
date Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:21:40 +0100
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201 definitions. This is almost always a bad idea! 201 definitions. This is almost always a bad idea!
202 202
203 203
204 ``auth`` 204 ``auth``
205 """""""" 205 """"""""
206 Authentication credentials for HTTP authentication. Each line has 206
207 the following format:: 207 Authentication credentials for HTTP authentication. This section
208 allows you to store usernames and passwords for use when logging
209 *into* HTTP servers. See the web_ configuration section if you want to
210 configure *who* can login to your HTTP server.
211
212 Each line has the following format::
208 213
209 <name>.<argument> = <value> 214 <name>.<argument> = <value>
210 215
211 where ``<name>`` is used to group arguments into authentication 216 where ``<name>`` is used to group arguments into authentication
212 entries. Example:: 217 entries. Example::