.htaccess not working apache-tomcat

Question

I have a apache tomcat server integrated with mod_jk. I have created .htaccess files in the directories I want to restrict. but the problem is .htaccess is working in apache

Answer 1

.htaccess are Apache Web Server files, not Tomcat. Tomcat just ignore these files. If you serve your application through mod_jk, then anything that JkMount maps to is served by Tomcat and no .htaccess will be processed. If you need to password protect Tomcat directories, you need to create a Realm in Tomcat and protect the web-resource. An old but I think still accurate example