.htpasswd not working - maybe because of reference

Question

I have a server which i'm trying to setup a password on via .htaccess and .htpasswd. Here is my server document structure:

The only path it shows higher than var is "/" which i'm assuming means root. Both my .htaccess and .htpasswd live in the dashboard folder you can see highlighted in the photo above. Here is the code for each:

.htaccess:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "restricted area"
AuthUserFile /var/www/html/dashboard/.htpasswd
require valid-user
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/d]+)/?$ index.html?id=$1 [QSA]

.htpasswd:

testing123:testing123

My best guess is that the path for AuthUserFile is wrong and it's not finding my password file but not sure if anyone can spot why it's wrong or if it's something else?

When you say it is not working - is no form of authentication just showing up? Did you clear your cache? The code looks fine. — Joe, Aug 24 '17 at 13:40
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/misc/password_encryptions.html — Deadooshka, Aug 24 '17 at 13:46
so the auth box is popping up but it's not accepting the credentials I give it — red house 87, Aug 24 '17 at 13:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 24 '17 at 13:57

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Turns out I have to encrypt my password in the .htpasswd file. I used this tool here:

https://davidwalsh.name/web-development-tools

answered Aug 24 '17 at 13:57

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Yes you do ! I was unaware that you hadn't done that. Just figured you where using the above as an example. Always encrypt your passwords. – Joe Aug 24 '17 at 14:02

.htpasswd not working - maybe because of reference

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