On 03/12/2010 23:00, Eugaia wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 03/12/2010 22:49, Michael Shadle wrote:
>> Got this idea off IRC, but it looks like variables don't expand:
>>
>> set $realm "enter your password";
>>
>> if ($http_via ~* ".somehost.net") {
>> set $realm off;
>> }
>>
>> auth_basic $realm;
>> auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/confs/htpasswd.test;
>>
>> Any ideas on how to do conditional auth?
>>
>> auth_basic and such is not allowed under "if" ... trying to figure out
>> some way to dynamically do this.
> I think if you put the if() inside the server rather than inside a
> location it should work.
>
> e.g.
>
> server {
>
> set $realm "enter your password";
>
> if ($http_via ~* ".somehost.net") {
>
> set $realm off;
> }
>
> location / {
> auth_basic $realm;
> auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/confs/htpasswd.test;
>
> }
>
It appears that auth_basic doesn't take variables, so this won't work
anyway.

Marcus.

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