diff --git a/routers/web/githttp.go b/routers/web/githttp.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2fb5b472f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/githttp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package web
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/repo"
+	context_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
+)
+
+func requireSignIn(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if !setting.Service.RequireSignInView {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// rely on the results of Contexter
+	if !ctx.IsSigned {
+		// TODO: support digit auth - which would be Authorization header with digit
+		ctx.Resp.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", `Basic realm="Gitea"`)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	}
+}
+
+func gitHTTPRouters(m *web.Route) {
+	m.Group("", func() {
+		m.PostOptions("/git-upload-pack", repo.ServiceUploadPack)
+		m.PostOptions("/git-receive-pack", repo.ServiceReceivePack)
+		m.GetOptions("/info/refs", repo.GetInfoRefs)
+		m.GetOptions("/HEAD", repo.GetTextFile("HEAD"))
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/alternates"))
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/http-alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/http-alternates"))
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/packs", repo.GetInfoPacks)
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/{file:[^/]*}", repo.GetTextFile(""))
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/{head:[0-9a-f]{2}}/{hash:[0-9a-f]{38}}", repo.GetLooseObject)
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.pack", repo.GetPackFile)
+		m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.idx", repo.GetIdxFile)
+	}, ignSignInAndCsrf, requireSignIn, repo.HTTPGitEnabledHandler, repo.CorsHandler(), context_service.UserAssignmentWeb())
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/http.go b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
similarity index 100%
rename from routers/web/repo/http.go
rename to routers/web/repo/githttp.go
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/http_test.go b/routers/web/repo/githttp_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from routers/web/repo/http_test.go
rename to routers/web/repo/githttp_test.go
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 215483872670..a1be5cbbc236 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 	return routes
 }
 
+var ignSignInAndCsrf = verifyAuthWithOptions(&common.VerifyOptions{DisableCSRF: true})
+
 // registerRoutes register routes
 func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 	reqSignIn := verifyAuthWithOptions(&common.VerifyOptions{SignInRequired: true})
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 	// TODO: rename them to "optSignIn", which means that the "sign-in" could be optional, depends on the VerifyOptions (RequireSignInView)
 	ignSignIn := verifyAuthWithOptions(&common.VerifyOptions{SignInRequired: setting.Service.RequireSignInView})
 	ignExploreSignIn := verifyAuthWithOptions(&common.VerifyOptions{SignInRequired: setting.Service.RequireSignInView || setting.Service.Explore.RequireSigninView})
-	ignSignInAndCsrf := verifyAuthWithOptions(&common.VerifyOptions{DisableCSRF: true})
+
 	validation.AddBindingRules()
 
 	linkAccountEnabled := func(ctx *context.Context) {
@@ -1511,19 +1513,7 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 				})
 			}, ignSignInAndCsrf, lfsServerEnabled)
 
-			m.Group("", func() {
-				m.PostOptions("/git-upload-pack", repo.ServiceUploadPack)
-				m.PostOptions("/git-receive-pack", repo.ServiceReceivePack)
-				m.GetOptions("/info/refs", repo.GetInfoRefs)
-				m.GetOptions("/HEAD", repo.GetTextFile("HEAD"))
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/info/alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/alternates"))
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/info/http-alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/http-alternates"))
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/info/packs", repo.GetInfoPacks)
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/info/{file:[^/]*}", repo.GetTextFile(""))
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/{head:[0-9a-f]{2}}/{hash:[0-9a-f]{38}}", repo.GetLooseObject)
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.pack", repo.GetPackFile)
-				m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.idx", repo.GetIdxFile)
-			}, ignSignInAndCsrf, repo.HTTPGitEnabledHandler, repo.CorsHandler(), context_service.UserAssignmentWeb())
+			gitHTTPRouters(m)
 		})
 	})
 	// ***** END: Repository *****