Another possibility (depending on the outcome of the measurements of course) is switching to DBM user authentication:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6590789/linux-htpasswd-file-too-big-more-than-2000-users
Another possibility (depending on the outcome of the measurements of course) is switching to DBM user authentication:
http:// stackoverflow. com/questions/ 6590789/ linux-htpasswd- file-too- big-more- than-2000- users