From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:48:52 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: clarify that this uses REMOTE_USER CGI
X-Git-Tag: 3.20120725~34
X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/commitdiff_plain/104539c5364097ad5082761da305dda95b140c0d

clarify that this uses REMOTE_USER CGI
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diff --git a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
index 0eda5554f..2fae07739 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 [[!tag type/auth]]
 
 This plugin allows HTTP basic authentication to be used to log into the
-wiki. 
+wiki. In this mode, the web browser authenticates the user by some means,
+and sets the `REMOTE_USER CGI` environment variable. This plugin trusts
+that if that variable is set, the user is authenticated.
 
 ## fully authenticated wiki