Subsite Passwords / Basic Authentication in Quarto

[HaimarR]

Description

I'm creating a website project in quarto and I want to implement basic authentication. Right now I have a page index.qmd with some public content and a button that links to another page syllabus.qmd.

For now the content in syllabus.qmd is also open to anyone, but I would like to change it so that the page prompts the user to input a password. No username and password stuff, just one password field with a password that is common for all users. For example, if the syllabus.qmd password is 1234, anyone can view the content after inputting 1234, else it will show a message saying the password is incorrect.

I know how to do this with a local password, but for security reasons I'd like to use server-side authentication. I didn't see any documentation on this in the Quarto documentation website. Any ideas? Thanks!

[rgaiacs]

Dear @HaimarR,

authentication is outside of the scope of quarto (command line). Authentication is a feature that should be implemented in Quarto Pub, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Posit Connect, Netlify or your own web server depending on how you are publishing your document. If you are using your own server, check https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/.

[mcanouil]

Related discussions:

• How to implement a paywall? #3816
• Password access for QuartoPub #3669
• Is there a way to create a login portal for your Quarto website so people need permissions to access? #6052