.htaccess basic auth by virtual host?

Question

I was wondering if it was possible to setup a conditional http basic auth requirement based on the virtual host URL in an .htaccess file.

For example what I want t

Answer 1

Here's a solution similar to what Jon Lin proposed, but using RewriteCond to check the host name:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} =protected.hostname.com
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [E=DENY:1]

AuthUserFile /path/to/htpasswd
AuthName "Password please"
AuthType Basic

Order Deny,Allow
Satisfy any
Deny from all
Require valid-user
Allow from env=!DENY