Web Servers on Unix and Linux - Same authentication for multiple virtual hosts

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Same authentication for multiple virtual hosts

Bob Coret

2004-12-28, 5:49 pm

Hi all,

I have multiple virtual hosts (subdomains) defined on my Apache/Linux
environment. I have protected several of these domains with the same
..htaccess file to protect these sites with username/password.

When I login to SUBA.DOMAIN.ORG and then go to SUBB.DOMAIN.ORG I have
to login again. I hoped I got authenticated for *.DOMAIN.ORG but that's
clearly not the case. Can this be achieved?

Regards,
Bob Coret

Paul Rubin

2004-12-28, 5:49 pm

"Bob Coret" <b.coret@gmail.com> writes:
> When I login to SUBA.DOMAIN.ORG and then go to SUBB.DOMAIN.ORG I have
> to login again. I hoped I got authenticated for *.DOMAIN.ORG but that's
> clearly not the case. Can this be achieved?

I don't see an obvious way to do it with http basic auth. You could
use an authentication cookie with a host parameter instead.