Basic Auth // Apache // Helper

basicauth.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Apache2 Basic Auth Directory Protection Helper
# ===
# Note: `AllowOverride All` must be enabled for the given directory

# gather current directory
cwd=${PWD##*/} 

# create directory to store password file
pwdirectory=/var/tmp/insecure/"$cwd"-pw
mkdir -p "$pwdirectory"

# create password file
htpasswd -c "$pwdirectory/.htpasswd" $cwd

# password file mustn't be placed into a directory accessible by public
echo "deny from all" > "$pwdirectory/.htaccess"

# basic auth
echo "AuthType Basic" > .htaccess
echo "AuthName \"Restricted Access\"" >> .htaccess
echo "AuthUserFile $pwdirectory/.htpasswd" >> .htaccess
echo "Require user $cwd" >> .htaccess