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htpasswd file

.htpasswd
This file contains usernames and encrypted passwords (username:enc_passwd). It is created and managed with the utility, "htpasswd", which can be run from the command line on fas.harvard.edu and ice.fas.harvard.edu.

This file should not lie within your public_html. It should reside at the root level of your home directory (for example, /home/j/h/jharvard/.htpasswd

This file needs to be readable by the Web Server.

fas% which htpasswd
/usr/local/bin/htpasswd

fas% htpasswd
Usage: htpasswd [-c] passwordfile username
The -c flag creates a new file.
Sample content: 
fas% more ~cscie12/.htpasswd.demo
guest:79WeSn3vYGsKQ
guest2:wGcgIYLtHNIpM
guest3:j9VzpSX/C8Kr2
guest4:CjHmW1PWNFwXM

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