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Frontend HTTP Auth Protection vs HTTP Digest Authentication

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Frontend HTTP Auth Protection

5.0·1reviews·30+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Frontend HTTP Auth Protection	HTTP Digest Authentication
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Description	704 / 5000 chars14% used	2439 / 5000 chars49% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Prashant Baldha	Jesin A
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Feature comparison between Frontend HTTP Auth Protection and HTTP Digest Authentication
Metric	Frontend HTTP Auth Protection	HTTP Digest Authentication
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.0 ★
Total reviews	1	★ 5
Active installs	30+	10+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection

Frontend HTTP Authentication Protection provides simple HTTP authentication layer to your fronend site. There is often need to prevent normal visitors and search engine from navigating front website, when website is in development environment before release website in production environment. This plugin serves this need very well by adding HTTP authentication layer to frontend site. This WordPress Plugin uses HTTP Basic Authentication. This plugin is fully configurable from admin panel. Arbitrary section Features: 1.Enable Disable Frontend HTTP Authentication 2.Set Custom Username and Password 3.Set Login Message which will display in login dialog prompt 4.Set error content by WYSWYG editor

Top keywords

authentication5×4.85%
http5×4.85%
http authentication4×3.88%
frontend3×2.91%
set3×2.91%
website3×2.91%
authentication layer2×1.94%
environment2×1.94%
frontend http2×1.94%
frontend http authentication2×1.94%
http authentication layer2×1.94%
layer2×1.94%

HTTP Digest Authentication

This plugin adds an additional layer of protection for the wp-login.php page using HTTP Digest Authentication with the PHP header() function. So it doesn’t require configuring web server files like .htaccess or .htdigest and works on all web hosting environments. Important: If you already have a plugin which does HTTP Authentication please deactivate it before activating this plugin. Similarly if you have configured your web server to do HTTP authentication on the wp-login.php file please remove it before using this plugin. If you are using FastCGI PHP this plugin may keep prompting for the credentials even if you enter the right pair, in this case use the following in your .htaccess file SetEnvIfNoCase ^Authorization$ "(.+)" PHP_AUTH_DIGEST=$1 Advantages of HTTP Digest Authentication Digest Authentication is very much safer than HTTP Basic Authentication whose credentials can be easily decoded with a base64 decoder. From Wikipedia on HTTP Basic Authentication: The BA (Basic Authentication) mechanism provides no confidentiality protection for the transmitted credentials. They are merely encoded with BASE64 in transit, but not encrypted or hashed in any way. Digest Authentication on the other hand uses MD5 on the credentials making it “one way” Uses server and client nonces to prevent replay attacks Features of the HTTP Digest Auth plugin Works using PHP header() function and doesn’t require modification of service config files (like .htaccess, nginx.conf etc) Supports HTTP credentials for each WordPress user Clears the HTTP Digest credentials when the user logs out of WordPress (more on this in the FAQ) Verifies if both the HTTP and WordPress credentials are of the same user (this is the default behavior and can be changed) Works on all major Web Servers (Tested on Apache, Nginx and Lighttpd) Plugin Behavior When this plugin is activated for the first time all WordPress users will have the following Digest credentials Username: Password: password This can be changed from Users > Your Profile. After activating this plugin for the first time you’ll be prompted for HTTP credentials when you logout Similarly if you change your HTTP username or password you’ll be prompted for this when you logout Available languages English Serbo-Croatian by Borisa Djuraskovic The HTTP Digest Authentication Plugin official homepage.

Top keywords

http13×3.50%
authentication10×2.70%
credentials9×2.43%

Frequently asked

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Which has better reviews, Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to HTTP Digest Authentication (4.0★ from 5 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. HTTP Digest Authentication has the deeper published review base (5 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). HTTP Digest Authentication typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Frontend HTTP Auth Protection and HTTP Digest Authentication?

Migration support varies by app and category. Frontend HTTP Auth Protection and HTTP Digest Authentication both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Frontend HTTP Auth Protection" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection vs HTTP Digest Authentication

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection

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HTTP Digest Authentication

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Which has better reviews, Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Should I choose Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Which is faster to set up, Frontend HTTP Auth Protection or HTTP Digest Authentication?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Frontend HTTP Auth Protection and HTTP Digest Authentication?

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