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8   <refentrytitle>auth_simple</refentrytitle>
9   <manvolnum>3mp</manvolnum>
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12  <refnamediv>
13   <refname>auth_simple</refname>
14   <refpurpose>Simple authentication and authorisation.</refpurpose>
15  </refnamediv>
16  
17  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
18   <para>
19    Simple authentication and authorisation.  The configuration
20    specifies the name of a file that is the user register, which
21    lists <varname>username</varname>:<varname>password</varname>
22    pairs, one per line, colon separated. When a session begins, it
23    is rejected unless username and passsword are supplied, and match
24    a pair in the register.
25   </para>
26   <para>
27    ### discuss authorisation phase
28   </para>
29  </refsect1>
30  
31  <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>
32   <para>
33    A typical configuration looks as likes:
34    <screen><![CDATA[
35     <filter type="auth_simple">
36     <targetRegister>example.target-auth</targetRegister>
37     <discardUnauthorisedTargets/>
38    </filter>
39 ]]>
40    </screen>
41    ### Show and describe examle.target-auth here ###
42   </para>
43  </refsect1> 
44  
45  <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
46   <para>
47    <citerefentry>
48     <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
49     <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
50    </citerefentry>
51   </para>
52  </refsect1>
53  
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