Apache HTTP Auth: .htaccess file is not read with a proxy

[pixel-paul]

When a 'Protected Directory' is created, the config is inserted into the .htaccess file saved to the website documents sub-directory.

If a proxy is set up, Apache does not read the .htaccess file in this sub-directory.

In order to use HTTP Auth with a Proxy, the config can be inserted into the httpd.conf file within a Location block:

Example Proxy in directive:

ProxyPass /.well-known !
ProxyRemote / http://localhost:3002
ProxyPreserveHost on
ProxyPass / http://localhost:3002/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:3002/

Example HTTP Auth in directive:

<Location />
    AuthUserFile "/home/mydomain/domain.tld/public_html/.htpasswd"
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "staging"
    require valid-user
</Location>
<Files .htpasswd>
    deny from all
</Files>

Is there an advantage to using the .htaccess file over the httpd.conf for configuration?

[pixel-paul]

Closed in lieu of #967