How to Exclude a File from HTTP Basic Authentication

To exclude a file from Apache’s HTTP Basic Authentication, edit the configuration file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf or .htpasswd)
and add the following:

AuthUserFile /path/to/passwd
AuthName “Authorization Required”
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Satisfy Any
Allow from all

Reference:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3865374/http-basic-auth-exclude-single-file

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