# Http auth

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-auth/215251>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [December 28, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-auth/215251 "2011-12-28T14:59:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-auth/215251/1 "2011-12-28T14:59:47Z")

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Hi All!

Is it possible to set up http auth against linux users (/etc/passwd)?

thx

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**Author:** ![Vuki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/59ef9b/32.png) [@Vuki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vuki)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-auth/215251/2 "2011-12-28T17:08:22Z")

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Vuki,

You could use the Auth PAM module:

[http://web.iti.upv.es/~sto/nginx/](http://web.iti.upv.es/~sto/nginx/)

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