[mythtv-users] Requiring a password for mythweb?

[Michael Starks]

stan wrote:

> I want to be able to access my myttv setup using mythweb from away from
> home.
> 
> So, I will need to make the apache isntance visible from outside my
> network. Given this, I don't want general public access to scheduling
> recordings on my system :-) Seems like this would be a common request.
> 
> Has anyone managed to get mythweb to rquire, say, a password?

In addition to what others have said about .htaccess, if you know the IP 
you'll be coming from I suggest firewalling the web server entirely 
except from that one address.  You could also setup SSL to provide some 
encryption for your Basic Authentication, since that it clear-text. 
This will also help to mitigate any risk associated with having Apache 
exposed to the world and may help if your ISP doesn't want to see you 
running a server.

Another option is VPN.  IPCop (www.ipcop.org) can provide you with all 
the access control you need and it runs wonderfully on throwaway PCs.