Apache basic authentication except for those Allowed

Question

Problem: I have some files under /var/www/files/ that I want them to be accessed from specific IP addresses WITHOUT requiring user/password. However, I would like that any o

Answer 1

This is how it's done for Apache 2.4+ (since Satisfy Any is no longer supported).

    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Please enter your username and password"
    AuthUserFile /var/www/files/.htpasswd

    
      Require ip 22.33.44.55
      Require valid-user
    

If you want to require both IP address -and- Login/Password, change to

I hope this helps someone - as it took me a while to figure it out.