proxy "apache like feature" RequestHeader unset authorization

Arjan Filius iafilius at xs4all.nl
Thu Dec 2 13:47:14 MSK 2010


Thanks! that worked

On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Igor Sysoev wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 09:27:00AM +0100, Arjan Filius wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> trying to setup Basic Authantication on a ningx reverse ssl  to http
>> proxy, where the backend doesn't accept authentication.
>>
>> now, nginx send the Authentication header to the upstream, and fails.
>>
>> is there something like the apache feature "RequestHeader unset
>> authorization" ??
>>
>> Tried
>> proxy_hide_header  Authorization ;
>> but it still sends that Authorization header to backend.
>>
>> Any idea how to do that?
>>
>> location /someplace {
>>            auth_basic            "Restricted";
>>            auth_basic_user_file  /etc/apache2/Mypasswd ;
>>
>>            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
>>            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
>>            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
>>            proxy_set_header X-FORWARDED_PROTO https;
>>            proxy_redirect off;
>>  	  proxy_hide_header  Authorization ;
>
> -  	  proxy_hide_header  Authorization ;
> +  	  proxy_set_header   Authorization "";
>
>>  	  proxy_pass http://someplace;
>> }
>
>
>

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Arjan Filius
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