The [[web server configuration parameter|WebServer Parameters]] ''username'', in conjunction with its companion [[password|WebServer Parameter: password]]:
* Enables [[Basic Authentication|WebServer Basic Authentication]] with the specified username/password combination being added to any credentials specified with the [[credentials|WebServer Parameter: credentials]] parameter
* The specified username is used as a default value for the [[readers|WebServer Parameter: readers]] and [[writers|WebServer Parameter: writers]] authorisation parameters if they are not specified