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10 <refentrytitle>auth_simple</refentrytitle>
11 <manvolnum>3mp</manvolnum>
12 <refmiscinfo>Metaproxy Module</refmiscinfo>
16 <refname>auth_simple</refname>
17 <refpurpose>Metaproxy Simple Authentication And Authorization Module</refpurpose>
20 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
22 Simple authentication and authorization. The configuration
23 specifies the name of a file that is the user register, which
24 lists <varname>username</varname>:<varname>password</varname>
25 pairs, one per line, colon separated. When a session begins, it
26 is rejected unless username and passsword are supplied, and match
27 a pair in the register.
30 ### discuss authorization phase
34 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>
36 A typical configuration looks like this:
38 <filter type="auth_simple">
39 <userRegister>../etc/example.simple-auth</userRegister>
40 <targetRegister>../etc/example.target-auth</targetRegister>
41 <discardUnauthorisedTargets/>
45 ### Show and describe example.target-auth
49 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
52 <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
53 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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