Nginx gives an Internal Server Error 500 after I have configured basic auth

Question

I am trying to do basic auth on Nginx. I have version 1.9.3 up and running on Ubuntu 14.04 and it works fine with a simple html file.

Here is the html file:

Answer 1

Well, just use correct RFC 2307 syntax:

passwordvalue          = schemeprefix encryptedpassword
schemeprefix           = "{" scheme "}"
scheme                 = "crypt" / "md5" / "sha" / altscheme
altscheme              = "x-" keystring
encryptedpassword      = encrypted password

For example: sha1 for helloworld for admin will be * admin:{SHA}at+xg6SiyUovktq1redipHiJpaE=

I had same error cause i wrote {SHA1} what against RFC syntax. When i fixed it - all worked like a charm. {sha} will not work too. Only correct {SHA}.