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- <p><code>htdigest</code> is used to create and update the flat-files used
- to store usernames, realm and password for digest authentication of HTTP
- users. Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted
- to just the users listed in the files created by <code>htdigest</code>.</p>
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- the directives necessary to configure digest authentication in
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- </ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="httpd.html">httpd</a></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code></li></ul></div>
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- <p><code><strong>htdigest</strong> [ -<strong>c</strong> ]
- <var>passwdfile</var> <var>realm</var> <var>username</var></code></p>
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- <dt><code>-c</code></dt>
- <dd>Create the <var>passwdfile</var>. If <var>passwdfile</var> already
- exists, it is deleted first.</dd>
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- <dt><code><var>passwdfile</var></code></dt>
- <dd>Name of the file to contain the username, realm and password. If
- <code>-c</code> is given, this file is created if it does not already
- exist, or deleted and recreated if it does exist.</dd>
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- <dt><code><var>realm</var></code></dt>
- <dd>The realm name to which the user name belongs.</dd>
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- <dt><code><var>username</var></code></dt>
- <dd>The user name to create or update in <var>passwdfile</var>. If
- <var>username</var> does not exist is this file, an entry is added. If it
- does exist, the password is changed.</dd>
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