Open HTTP Basic auth only on a specific domain/request

Question

Are we, Apache Commandos, able to do this:

Open the HTTP Basic Authentication dialog box in a browser only if I request some URL from a specific domain name/server name/host name?

For instance:

If I'd be requesting:

localhost
some_custom_localhost
127.0.0.1
192.168.1.123
etc...

I shouldn't be poping up the HTTP Basic Authentication. But if I'd do this:

www.somehost.com
sub.somehost.com
213.214.15.16 *(meaning a public internet IP)*

I should get my HTTP Basic Auth poped out, and have my credentials stored under my ".htpasswd", etc.

Is this even posible as I've described it?

adaptr · Answer 1 · 2013-01-28 15:12:34Z

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As the documentation describes, HTTP auth can be as granular as you need.

You can certainly decide access by (name-based) vhost, as long as the content they serve is different.

answered Jan 28 at 15:12

adaptr
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	meaning I should just add a virtualhost for my specific IP/Hostname/Domainname, and it's directives I can setup the HTTP Basic Auth? – Zlatan O. Jan 28 at 15:13
	You should probably spend some time on basic virtual hosting with apache – adaptr Jan 28 at 15:17
	that's not the answer to my question: should I just add a directive on the specific domain or not? – Zlatan O. Jan 28 at 15:24
	Your question makes bad assumptions; the documentation I pointed you to explains how authentication works. – adaptr Jan 28 at 15:33

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