* Ivan Voras wrote:
> This seems like it could be a FAQ, but I haven't found any answers:
>
> I need to enable "basic" http authentication, but only from clients not
> belonging to a certain IP range. The idea is to enable access to some
> content from an internal network without authentication but to require
> it if the client is external.
>
> I tried making a simple script for mod_auth_external but even enabling
> the "AuthType basic" config directive forces authentication...
>
> Can this be done?
Yes, that's a FAQ

<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#remote-auth-only>
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