According to Seths comment and that nobody else jumped in with the same issue I'd consider setting the bug as incomplete as there are non- deprecated new ways available.
** Changed in: apache2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to apache2 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1341607 Title: HTTP authentication does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1341607/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs