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