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It provides for user authentication using -DBM files. - - -<MENU> -<LI><A HREF="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A> -<LI><A HREF="#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A> -<LI><A HREF="#authdbmauthoritative">AuthDBMAuthoritative</A> -</MENU> -<HR> - - -<H2><A NAME="authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A></H2> -<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDBMGroupFile} directive> --> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthDBMGroupFile <EM>filename</EM><BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Override" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth_dbm<P> - -The AuthDBMGroupFile directive sets the name of a DBM file containing the list -of user groups for user authentication. <EM>Filename</EM> is the absolute path -to the group file.<P> - -The group file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is a -comma-separated list of the groups to which the users belongs. There must -be no whitespace within the value, and it must never contain any colons.<P> - -Security: make sure that the AuthDBMGroupFile is stored outside the -document tree of the web-server; do <EM>not</EM> put it in the directory that -it protects. Otherwise, clients will be able to download the -AuthDBMGroupFile unless otherwise protected.<P> - -Combining Group and Password DBM files: In some cases it is easier to -manage a single database which contains both the password and group -details for each user. This simplifies any support programs that need -to be written: they now only have to deal with writing to and locking -a single DBM file. This can be accomplished by first setting the group -and password files to point to the same DBM:<P> - -<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> -AuthDBMGroupFile /www/userbase<BR> -AuthDBMUserFile /www/userbase -</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> - -The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists of <P> - -<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> -Unix Crypt-ed Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored) ] -</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> - -The password section contains the Unix crypt() password as before. This is -followed by a colon and the comma separated list of groups. Other data may -optionally be left in the DBM file after another colon; it is ignored by the -authentication module. This is what www.telescope.org uses for its combined -password and group database. <P> - -See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>, -<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and -<A HREF="#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A>.<P><HR> - -<H2><A NAME="authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A></H2> -<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDBMUserFile} directive> --> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthDBMUserFile <EM>filename</EM><BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Override" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth_dbm<P> - -The AuthDBMUserFile directive sets the name of a DBM file containing the list -of users and passwords for user authentication. <EM>Filename</EM> is the -absolute path to the user file.<P> - -The user file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is the -crypt() encrypted password, optionally followed by a colon and -arbitrary data. The colon and the data following it will be ignored -by the server.<P> - -Security: make sure that the AuthDBMUserFile is stored outside the -document tree of the web-server; do <EM>not</EM> put it in the directory that -it protects. Otherwise, clients will be able to download the -AuthDBMUserFile.<P> - -Important compatibility note: The implementation of "dbmopen" in the -apache modules reads the string length of the hashed values from the -DBM data structures, rather than relying upon the string being -NULL-appended. Some applications, such as the Netscape web server, -rely upon the string being NULL-appended, so if you are having trouble -using DBM files interchangeably between applications this may be a -part of the problem. <P> - -See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>, -<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and -<A HREF="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A>.<P> - -<HR> -<H2><A NAME="authdbmauthoritative">AuthDBMAuthoritative</A></H2> -<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDBMAuthoritative} directive> --> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthDBMAuthoritative < <STRONG> on</STRONG>(default) | off > <BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Override" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR> -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth<P> - -Setting the AuthDBMAuthoritative directive explicitly to <STRONG>'off'</STRONG> -allows for both authentication and authorization to be passed on -to lower level modules (as defined in the <CODE>Configuration</CODE> -and <CODE>modules.c</CODE> file if there is <STRONG>no userID</STRONG> or -<STRONG>rule</STRONG> matching the supplied userID. If there is a userID -and/or rule specified; the usual password and access checks will -be applied and a failure will give an Authorization Required reply. -<P> -So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module; or -if a valid require directive applies to more than one module; then -the first module will verify the credentials; and no access is -passed on; regardless of the AuthAuthoritative setting. <P> - -A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the basic auth -modules; such as <A HREF="mod_auth.html"><CODE>mod_auth.c</CODE></A>. -Whereas this DBM module supplies the bulk of the user credential -checking; a few (administrator) related accesses fall through to -a lower level with a well protected .htpasswd file. <P> - -<A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Default" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Default:</STRONG></A> By default; control is not passed on; and an unknown -userID or rule will result in an Authorization Required reply. Not -setting it thus keeps the system secure; and forces an NCSA compliant -behaviour. <P> - -Security: Do consider the implications of allowing a user to allow -fall-through in his .htaccess file; and verify that this is really -what you want; Generally it is easier to just secure a single -.htpasswd file, than it is to secure a database which might have -more access interfaces. - -<P> -See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>, -<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and -<A HREF="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A>.<P> - -<!--#include virtual="footer.html" --> -</BODY> -</HTML> - |