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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn | 4 |
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diff --git a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn index 0eda5554f..2fae07739 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ [[!tag type/auth]] This plugin allows HTTP basic authentication to be used to log into the -wiki. +wiki. In this mode, the web browser authenticates the user by some means, +and sets the `REMOTE_USER CGI` environment variable. This plugin trusts +that if that variable is set, the user is authenticated. ## fully authenticated wiki |