Security

NCSA httpd allows you to control who can access different document trees on your server. It also allows you to define which server functions are carried out in different document trees.

Note that the following methods of access limitation can work independently, or be combined.

Host Filtering
Host filtering is used to limit document trees to certain machines, most likely local machines or those directly involved in a project.
User Authentication
If your browsers are using a browser that supports user authentication, like Mosaic 2.0 for X and Windows, you can have browsers authenticate themselves with a user name and a password before they are able to access protected documents.

User authentication is done with a private "password" file that is independent of any other authorization system. It is not necessary for Web clients to be listed in NOS directories or password files.

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Robert B. Denny <rdenny@netcom.com>