To password protect a directory or section of your WordPress blog or website, you need to generate an Apache password file, better known as htpasswd file. In this article we will explain how to create a password file for Apache web server, which is the most popular web service used by hosting providers. Below is also a screenshot of an Apache httpasswd file if you had to open it with a text editor such as Microsoft's Notepad.
Using htpasswd tool to create a htpasswd file
Htpasswrd is the tool you have to use to create an .htpasswd file. It is shipped with almost all Linux distributions which have Apache installed. If you are using Windows, you can use Xampp. Xampp is a lightweight version of an Apache web server and MySQL database server installation on Windows, which any webmaster can use to install a local copy of a WordPress blog or website for testing. To access the htpasswd tool to generate a password file, navigate to c:xamppapachebin directory using the command line.
Note: By default Xampp is installed in c:xampp. If you changed the default installation directory, navigate to [Xampp installation path]apachebin. The same commands and switches apply to both the Linux and Windows version of htpasswd tool.
If you do not have an htpasswd file already, you have to create one and add a username and password to it the first time you run the htpasswd tool. To do so use the below command:
S Use SHA encryption for passwords. Faciliates migration from/to Netscape servers using the LDAP Directory Interchange Format (ldif).p Use plaintext passwords. Though htpasswd will support creation on all platforms, the httpd deamon will only accept plain text passwords on Windows and TPF. Is there any tool that given the crypted password I can try to brute force (or use a dictionary attack) and get the original password? There are a lot of MD5 password crackers but they don't state if they work for htpasswd generated passwords.
The –c switch means create a new Apache password file. The [password file name] should be changed to the name of the file you want to create, and the [username] should be replaced with the username you want to add to the file. As an example, if you would like to create a password file called .htpasswd and use a username S3cur3Adm!n, use the below command:
Once you run the above command, the tool will ask you to specify a password for the user twice. Once you specify a password, the new Apache username and password file is created and the username entry is added to the .htpasswd file as seen in the below screenshot.
Using htpasswd tool to add entries to existing htpasswd file
If you already have an existing htpasswd file and you would like to add new usernames to it, use the same command mentioned about without the –c switch.
Advanced htpasswd tool features
By default, the htpasswd uses MD5 to encrypt the passwords in Apache htpasswd files. Use any of the below switches to enforce stronger encryption:
-d to force CRYPT encryption on file
Htpasswd Decrypt Password
-s to force SHA encryption of passwords on file
You can use the –b switch to use the password specified in the command line rather than having the application prompting for it.
Use the –D switch to delete existing users from the Apache htpasswd file.
For a complete htpasswd tool documentation refer to the Apache hpasswd documentation.
WP White Security Security Tip: Ideally Apache password files (htpasswd) should be stored in a directory which is not accessible via web just in case the web server software is compromised.
Once you generate your WordPress htpasswd file for Apache, upload it to your web server and configure its path in the htaccess file used to restrict access to a specific location. If you want us to generate htpasswd files for you for FREE, just drop us an email.
Note
How To Decrypt Htpasswd Password Online
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 1.3.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxycollectioninstallcommunity.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.htpasswd.
Add and remove username/password entries in a password file using htpasswd.
This is used by web servers such as Apache and Nginx for basic authentication.
Wireless mobile printer for mac. The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
passlib>=1.6
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| attributes string | The attributes the resulting file or directory should have. To get supported flags look at the man page for chattr on the target system. This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed by lsattr. The = operator is assumed as default, otherwise + or - operators need to be included in the string. | |
| create |
| Used with state=present. If specified, the file will be created if it does not already exist. If set to 'no', will fail if the file does not exist |
| crypt_scheme string | Default: | Encryption scheme to be used. As well as the four choices listed here, you can also use any other hash supported by passlib, such as md5_crypt and sha256_crypt, which are linux passwd hashes. If you do so the password file will not be compatible with Apache or Nginx Some of the available choices might be: apr_md5_crypt, des_crypt, ldap_sha1, plaintext |
| group string | Name of the group that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown. | |
| mode raw | The permissions the resulting file or directory should have. For those used to /usr/bin/chmod remember that modes are actually octal numbers. You must either add a leading zero so that Ansible's YAML parser knows it is an octal number (like 0644 or 01777) or quote it (like '644' or '1777') so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from string into number.Giving Ansible a number without following one of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, u+rwx or u=rw,g=r,o=r). | |
| name string / required | aliases: username | |
| owner string | Name of the user that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown. | |
| password string | Must be specified if user does not exist yet. | |
| path path / required | Path to the file that contains the usernames and passwords | |
| selevel | The level part of the SELinux file context. This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the range.When set to _default, it will use the level portion of the policy if available. | |
| serole string | When set to _default, it will use the role portion of the policy if available. | |
| setype string | When set to _default, it will use the type portion of the policy if available. | |
| seuser string | By default it uses the system policy, where applicable.When set to _default, it will use the user portion of the policy if available. | |
| state string |
| Whether the user entry should be present or not |
| unsafe_writes boolean |
| Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target file. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target files, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted files, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only be written in an unsafe manner. This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating files when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn't force Ansible to perform unsafe writes). IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption. |
Note
5d chess with multiverse time travel download for mac. This module depends on the passlib Python library, which needs to be installed on all target systems.
On Debian, Ubuntu, or Fedora: install python-passlib.
On RHEL or CentOS: Enable EPEL, then install python-passlib.
Authors¶
Using htpasswd tool to add entries to existing htpasswd file
If you already have an existing htpasswd file and you would like to add new usernames to it, use the same command mentioned about without the –c switch.
Advanced htpasswd tool features
By default, the htpasswd uses MD5 to encrypt the passwords in Apache htpasswd files. Use any of the below switches to enforce stronger encryption:
-d to force CRYPT encryption on file
Htpasswd Decrypt Password
-s to force SHA encryption of passwords on file
You can use the –b switch to use the password specified in the command line rather than having the application prompting for it.
Use the –D switch to delete existing users from the Apache htpasswd file.
For a complete htpasswd tool documentation refer to the Apache hpasswd documentation.
WP White Security Security Tip: Ideally Apache password files (htpasswd) should be stored in a directory which is not accessible via web just in case the web server software is compromised.
Once you generate your WordPress htpasswd file for Apache, upload it to your web server and configure its path in the htaccess file used to restrict access to a specific location. If you want us to generate htpasswd files for you for FREE, just drop us an email.
Note
How To Decrypt Htpasswd Password Online
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 1.3.0).
To install it use: ansible-galaxycollectioninstallcommunity.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.htpasswd.
Add and remove username/password entries in a password file using htpasswd.
This is used by web servers such as Apache and Nginx for basic authentication.
Wireless mobile printer for mac. The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
passlib>=1.6
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| attributes string | The attributes the resulting file or directory should have. To get supported flags look at the man page for chattr on the target system. This string should contain the attributes in the same order as the one displayed by lsattr. The = operator is assumed as default, otherwise + or - operators need to be included in the string. | |
| create |
| Used with state=present. If specified, the file will be created if it does not already exist. If set to 'no', will fail if the file does not exist |
| crypt_scheme string | Default: | Encryption scheme to be used. As well as the four choices listed here, you can also use any other hash supported by passlib, such as md5_crypt and sha256_crypt, which are linux passwd hashes. If you do so the password file will not be compatible with Apache or Nginx Some of the available choices might be: apr_md5_crypt, des_crypt, ldap_sha1, plaintext |
| group string | Name of the group that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown. | |
| mode raw | The permissions the resulting file or directory should have. For those used to /usr/bin/chmod remember that modes are actually octal numbers. You must either add a leading zero so that Ansible's YAML parser knows it is an octal number (like 0644 or 01777) or quote it (like '644' or '1777') so Ansible receives a string and can do its own conversion from string into number.Giving Ansible a number without following one of these rules will end up with a decimal number which will have unexpected results. As of Ansible 1.8, the mode may be specified as a symbolic mode (for example, u+rwx or u=rw,g=r,o=r). | |
| name string / required | aliases: username | |
| owner string | Name of the user that should own the file/directory, as would be fed to chown. | |
| password string | Must be specified if user does not exist yet. | |
| path path / required | Path to the file that contains the usernames and passwords | |
| selevel | The level part of the SELinux file context. This is the MLS/MCS attribute, sometimes known as the range.When set to _default, it will use the level portion of the policy if available. | |
| serole string | When set to _default, it will use the role portion of the policy if available. | |
| setype string | When set to _default, it will use the type portion of the policy if available. | |
| seuser string | By default it uses the system policy, where applicable.When set to _default, it will use the user portion of the policy if available. | |
| state string |
| Whether the user entry should be present or not |
| unsafe_writes boolean |
| Influence when to use atomic operation to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target file. By default this module uses atomic operations to prevent data corruption or inconsistent reads from the target files, but sometimes systems are configured or just broken in ways that prevent this. One example is docker mounted files, which cannot be updated atomically from inside the container and can only be written in an unsafe manner. This option allows Ansible to fall back to unsafe methods of updating files when atomic operations fail (however, it doesn't force Ansible to perform unsafe writes). IMPORTANT! Unsafe writes are subject to race conditions and can lead to data corruption. |
Note
5d chess with multiverse time travel download for mac. This module depends on the passlib Python library, which needs to be installed on all target systems.
On Debian, Ubuntu, or Fedora: install python-passlib.
On RHEL or CentOS: Enable EPEL, then install python-passlib.
Authors¶
Ansible Core Team
