HTTP authentication can be enabled from the ntopng preferences page.

NTOP will request a POST to a URL with a JSON content:
{ "user": "username", "password": "password" }

User is granted if webservice return code 200, anything else
user is not granted. Content-Type and answer content are not checked.

If you want to grant a user as an administrator, webservice must
reply a JSON like:
{ "admin": true }

Some optional fields can personalize user.
You can set allowed ifname via optional allowedIfname field:
{ "allowedIfname": "ethX" }

You can set allowed network via optional allowedNets field:
{ "allowedNets": "10.0.0.0/24,192.168.0.0/16" }

You can set language via optional language field:
{ "language": "en" }

HTTP authentication parameters are discussed below.

* HTTP URL
URL to request for authentication.
Examples:
    http://server.tld/auth
    https://server.tld/auth
    http://192.168.1.1/api/auth

# Setting up a simple HTTP authenticator
The python script https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/dev/tools/http_authenticator.py
shows how to implement a simple HTTP authenticator. It assumes that a `/login` path
is used to indicate the login path.