This plugin will create .htpasswd file in your Codiad folder an take care that it is synced to the Codiad user DB. However users will only be added to the file when they are created or the password is changed (due to the fact that Codiad and Apache use different hashing algorithms).
I created the plugin because I prefer using old-school Apache auth instead of the Codiad built-in auth. To use the plugin this way, you have to create a .htaccess file similar to this:
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Admin"
AuthUserFile /path/to/codiad/.htpasswd
require valid-user
In your config.php you'll have to put something like
// External Authentification
define("AUTH_PATH", dirname(dirname(__FILE__))."/customauth.php");
And in your customauth.php
<?php $_SESSION['user'] = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']; ?>
Note that this plugin still requires review regarding its security.
The plugin could be adapted to create arbitrary .htpasswd files
Distributed under the MIT-Style License. See LICENSE.txt file for more information.