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Although OXID uses a standard authentication mechanism for protecting the /admin area, it is advisable to additionally apply .htaccess protection.  This will keep hackers (and maybe unscruplous competitors) out of your OXID-Admin area.

This quick howto helps you setup .htaccess authentication on Linux environments

2 files are needed for applying .htaccess protection to your shop:

• The .htaccess file itself
• A password text file in which the username and encrypted password are stored

Step 1:

Create a .htaccess file using touch or vi and place it in your OXID-Admin area.  This file should contain following contents.

AuthName “Section Name”
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /full/nonweb/directory/.htpasswd
Require valid-user

Step 2:

At any location which is not exposed on the web-server, create a file called the location /full/nonweb/directory/ create the .htpasswd file, using the command-line htpasswd tool.  The exact command is:

myshell: htpasswd /full/nonweb/directory/.htaccess admin_username

admin_username can usually be left as admin.

You will be prompted after the above shell command to provide a password, and then verify it.  

That’s it!  You may now try this out at http://shopurl.com/admin/