This is a plugin that allows http authentication to the rss feeds of blog.
The plugin is based on post “A test post for a short lived experiment” by Mark Down on:
http://blog.samdevore.com/archives/2004/12/10/another-test-post/
To work on some sites that runs php as cgi like dreamhost hosted you can add to the htaccess file:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
Tip from: http://codestacker.com/codes/15-activing-php-auth-on-dreamhost
Tips to work on some other hosted sites are on article “HTTP Authentication with PHP running
as CGI/SuExec” from Best Host Ratings blog:
http://www.besthostratings.com/articles/http-auth-php-cgi.html