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I like working examples that can be hacked around hence the above have been integrated into two mini-servers you can download and experiment with these. | I like working examples that can be hacked around hence the above have been integrated into two mini-servers you can download and experiment with these. | ||
*'''[[Mini Servers: | *'''[[Mini Servers: Apache 2.2.9 Portable - Authentication|Mini Server 3]]:''' Shows how to add basic authentication and mod rewrite to a mini Apache server. This server is very insure regarding authentication because the data is transmitted unencrypted. | ||
*'''[[Mini Servers: | *'''[[Mini Servers: Apache 2.2.9 Portable - Authentication SSL|Mini Servers 4 - SSL]]:''' Shows how to add SSL encryption to a mini Apache server. This server is based on Server 3 hence automatically includes basic authentication. In terms of security its about as best as it gets. Passwords and data are transmitted over the Internet encrypted. One minor irritation it uses self-signed certificates which produce alarming pop-ups in a browser, for personal use this really is not a problem at lease you known your data is secure. Check out page [[Mini Servers: Browsers dislike self-signed certificates|Browsers dislike self-signed certificates]] for details. | ||
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== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
I have shown how to enhance basic authentication using mod rewrite, it does not use any fancy scripts hence can be applied to a basic Apache server. Security is of prime importance either [[Mini Servers: Server 1d - SSL|enable SSL]] on the server or use [[Stunnel: Install 4.24|Stunnel]] to encrypt data if using a basic server. | I have shown how to enhance basic authentication using mod rewrite, it does not use any fancy scripts hence can be applied to a basic Apache server. Security is of prime importance either [[Mini Servers: Server 1d - SSL|enable SSL]] on the server or use [[Stunnel: Install 4.24|Stunnel]] to encrypt data if using a basic server. | ||