Creating .htaccess leads to Internal Server Errors if authentication fails

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Problem

If you have an .htaccess as below and you mis-type the user, you will get an internal server error message even on further attempts.

AuthName Testing
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Cause

This is a known issue in Nitix 4.0.

Status

Fixed in Nitix 4.0a.

Solution

To retry authentication, close and re-open the web browser.

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