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mod_http_oauth2: Fix treatment of 'redirect_uri' parameter in code flow It's optional and the one stored in the client registration should really be used instead. RFC 6749 says an URI provided as parameter MUST be validated against the stored one but does not say how. Given that the client needs their secret to proceed, it seems fine to leave this for later.
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:00:42 +0100
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labels:
- 'Stage-Beta'
summary: Enforces HTTP Basic authentication across all HTTP endpoints served by Prosody
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# mod_http_authentication

This module enforces HTTP Basic authentication across all HTTP endpoints served by Prosody.

## Configuration

  Name                               Default                           Description
  ---------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  http\_credentials                  "minddistrict:secretpassword"     The credentials that HTTP clients must provide to access the HTTP interface. Should be a string with the syntax "username:password".
  unauthenticated\_http\_endpoints   { "/http-bind", "/http-bind/" }   A list of paths that should be excluded from authentication.

## Usage

This is a global module, so should be added to the global `modules_enabled` option in your config file. It applies to all HTTP virtual hosts.

## Compatibility

The module use a new API in Prosody 0.10 and will not work with older
versions.

## Details

By Kim Alvefur \<zash@zash.se\>