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Nginx How to properly password protect a directory or file?

Discussion in 'Centmin Mod Insights' started by rdan, Jun 25, 2014.

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  1. Jimmy

    Jimmy Well-Known Member

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    got ya. usr and usr.

     
  2. Jon Snow

    Jon Snow Active Member

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    If I wanted to do things manually, is it as simple as creating a file with the user/pass details and just editing my vhost config file to use that path and restarting nginx?
     
  3. eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    yes what has been discussed in this whole thread :)
     
  4. Jon Snow

    Jon Snow Active Member

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    I read it all but I was still confused because there was a line for a script to run. I prefer to do things manually first so I know what the script does automatically (want to only use scripts to save time). Thanks!
     
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    Is there a way to protect a Xenforo page?
    I have a pay where I have a form to take CC payment for guest and I want to have a simple way for people to enter this page without allowing spambots to abuse it.
     
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    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    For user experience probably better to leverage Cloudflare WAF to block bad actors rather than make legit users jump through more hoops
     
  8. Andy

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    I agree. I was looking on XF and it seems they only apply Cloudflare Turnstile on certain pages (registration, etc).
    I couldn't find a way to apply those capcha on specific XF pages.