[mythtv-users] set password for backend web server?

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Josh Rosenberg <mythtv at desh.info> wrote:
> All,
>
> I just learned about the backend web server at port 6544!  It's pretty
> fantastic; this (and HLS in particular) might finally convince me that
> I don't need a Slingbox alongside my Myth setup.
>
> One problem, though, is security.  I'm concerned that, if I forward
> port 6544 at my home IP address to port 6544 of my primary backend,
> then anyone can access my recordings.  I would have the same worry
> about the mythweb frontend web access, except Mythbuntu supports
> adding HTTP Digest password protection for it.  Is there any way I can
> do the same for the backend 6544 server?  I am very much a beginner
> with Apache, and could perhaps figure out the right stanza to add to a
> .htaccess file (though help would be appreciated), but I don't even
> know where to find or put said access file...
>
> Note that I'm pretty sure this is a totally different thing than the
> admin:mythtv password combination that I needed to install JW Player.
>
> I'm running 0.25 via Mythbuntu 12.04, on a combined FE/BE.

This is tailored for the android client obviously, but will give you
the idea of what you need to do.

https://github.com/MythTV-Android/mythtv-for-android/wiki/Access-MythTV-Master-Backend-via-SSH