On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 09:27:00AM +0100, Arjan Filius wrote:

> Hello,
>
> trying to setup Basic Authantication on a ningx reverse ssl to http
> proxy, where the backend doesn't accept authentication.
>
> now, nginx send the Authentication header to the upstream, and fails.
>
> is there something like the apache feature "RequestHeader unset
> authorization" ??
>
> Tried
> proxy_hide_header Authorization ;
> but it still sends that Authorization header to backend.
>
> Any idea how to do that?
>
> location /someplace {
> auth_basic "Restricted";
> auth_basic_user_file /etc/apache2/Mypasswd ;
>
> proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
> proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
> proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
> proxy_set_header X-FORWARDED_PROTO https;
> proxy_redirect off;
> proxy_hide_header Authorization ;

- proxy_hide_header Authorization ;
+ proxy_set_header Authorization "";

> proxy_pass http://someplace;
> }


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Igor Sysoev
http://sysoev.ru/en/

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