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Create Basic Authentication user

Created Freitag 26 März 2021


Variables

Config path: Path to NGINX configuration directory
User: Username


New user

This adds a new user to the NGINX password file:
# echo -n '<User>:' >> <Config path>/.htpasswd
# openssl passwd -apr1 >> <Config path>/.htpasswd


Change user password

Create a password:
# openssl passwd -apr1


Replace the encrypted password of the <User> in the file <Config path>/.htpasswd.


E.g.
# comment
name1:password1
name2:password2:comment
name3:password3