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Clarify that the server does NOT authenticate users without a .htpasswd file.

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Leo R. Lundgren 2018-03-21 23:14:35 +01:00 • committed by Zlatko Čalušić
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@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ By default the server persists backup data in `/tmp/restic`. Start the server w
rest-server --path /user/home/backup
```
The server uses an `.htpasswd` file to specify users. You can create such a file at the root of the persistence directory by executing the following command. In order to append new user to the file, just omit the `-c` argument. Only bcrypt and SHA encryption methods are supported, so use -B (very secure) or -s (insecure by today's standards) when adding/changing passwords.
To authenticate users (for access to the rest-server), the server supports using a `.htpasswd` file to specify users. You can create such a file at the root of the persistence directory by executing the following command (note that you need the `htpasswd` program from Apache's http-tools). In order to append new user to the file, just omit the `-c` argument. Only bcrypt and SHA encryption methods are supported, so use -B (very secure) or -s (insecure by today's standards) when adding/changing passwords.
NOTE: Without a valid `.htaccess` file, the server will not authenticate users (it prints "Authentication disabled upon startup"), in which case anyone who can access the server will be able to back up to it.
```
htpasswd -B -c .htpasswd username