Reverse Proxy Authentication

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What is the problem you are trying to solve with this feature?

I am using my services (like Homebox) behind a reverse proxy. In the proxy I already have custom authentication solution like Auth in LDAP or mTLS. I would like to use the reverse proxy Authentication solution and bypass the Homebox one.

What is the solution you are proposing?

I would like to have a new Authentication Provider which:

• Reads a certain header for username
• Doesn't care about password and makes the forwarded user always logged in
• Can use the registered users list (optional)
• The auth provider can be set via Docker Environment variable

Similar solution in Gitea Reverse Proxy

What alternatives have you considered?

No Auth. A possibility to have one global user (Anonymous) who is always logged in. For home use this would work as well.

Additional context

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