diff --git a/README b/README
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+Name
+	ngx_http_remote_passwd - Make the Basic Auth password available as $remote_passwd variable
+
+Synopsis
+	# pass password to backend via GET
+	location /secret {
+		auth_basic "secret";
+		auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/secret.users;	
+
+		proxy_pass https://my.secret.com/dologin?user=$remote_user&password=$remote_passwd;
+	}
+
+Limitations
+	Only works for Basic Auth.
+
+Report Bugs
+	Create a ticket on the issue tracking interface of GitHub:
+        http://github.com/x-way/ngx_http_remote_passwd/issues
+
+Source Repository
+	Available on GitHub:
+	http://github.com/x-way/ngx_http_remote_passwd
+
+Author
+	Andreas Jaggi <andreas.jaggi@waterwave.ch>
+
+Copyright & License
+	Copyright (c) 2011 Andreas Jaggi
+
+	This module is licensed under the terms of the BSD license.
+
+	Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+	modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are 
+	met:
+
+	*   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+	    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+	*   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+	    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 
+	    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+	THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS 
+	IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+	TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+	PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+	HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+	SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+	TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+	PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+	NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+	SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/config b/config
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+ngx_addon_name=ngx_http_remote_passwd
+HTTP_MODULES="$HTTP_MODULES ngx_http_header_subs_filter_module"
+NGX_ADDON_SRCS="$NGX_ADDON_SRCS $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_http_remote_passwd.c"
diff --git a/ngx_http_remote_passwd.c b/ngx_http_remote_passwd.c
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+/*
+ * ngx_http_remote_passwd - Make the Basic Auth password available as $remote_passwd variable
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Andreas Jaggi <andreas.jaggi@waterwave.ch>
+ */
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_http.h>
+
+
+
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_remote_passwd_add_variable(ngx_conf_t *cf);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_remote_passwd(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
+
+
+
+static ngx_http_module_t ngx_http_remote_passwd_module_ctx = {
+	ngx_http_remote_passwd_add_variable, /* preconfiguration */
+	NULL,                                /* postconfiguration */
+
+	NULL,                                /* create main configuration */
+	NULL,                                /* init main configuration */
+
+	NULL,                                /* create server configuration */
+	NULL,                                /* merge server configuration */
+
+	NULL,                                /* create location configuration */
+	NULL,                                /* merge location configuration */
+};
+
+ngx_module_t ngx_http_remote_passwd_module = {
+	NGX_MODULE_V1,
+	&ngx_http_remote_passwd_module_ctx, /* module context */
+	NULL,                               /* module directives */
+	NGX_HTTP_MODULE,                    /* module type */
+	NULL,                               /* init master */
+	NULL,                               /* init module */
+	NULL,                               /* init process */
+	NULL,                               /* init thread */
+	NULL,                               /* exit thread */
+	NULL,                               /* exit process */
+	NULL,                               /* exit master */
+	NGX_MODULE_V1_PADDING
+};
+
+
+
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_remote_passwd_add_variable(ngx_conf_t *cf) {
+	ngx_http_variable_t *v;
+
+	v = ngx_http_add_variable(cf, ngx_string("remote_passwd"), 0);
+	if (v == NULL) {
+		return NGX_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	v->get_handler = ngx_http_variable_remote_passwd;
+
+	return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_remote_passwd(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data) {
+	ngx_int_t  rc;
+
+	rc = ngx_http_auth_basic_user(r);
+
+	if (rc == NGX_DECLINED) {
+		v->not_found = 1;
+		return NGX_OK;
+	}
+
+	if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {
+		return NGX_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	v->len = r->headers_in.passwd.len;
+	v->valid = 1;
+	v->no_cacheable = 0;
+	v->not_found = 0;
+	v->data = r->headers_in.passwd.data;
+
+	return NGX_OK;
+}