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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by je...@apache.org on 2005/11/13 06:32:27 UTC
svn commit: r332896 - in /httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual: howto/auth.html.en
howto/auth.xml new_features_2_2.html.en new_features_2_2.xml
Author: jerenkrantz
Date: Sat Nov 12 21:32:20 2005
New Revision: 332896
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=332896&view=rev
Log:
Add some more documentation related to 2.1/2.2 authentication changes.
Modified:
httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en
httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.xml
httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en
httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml
Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en?rev=332896&r1=332895&r2=332896&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en Sat Nov 12 21:32:20 2005
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a name="related" id="related">Related Modules and Directives</a></h2>
- <table class="related"><tr><th>Related Modules</th><th>Related Directives</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#allow">Allow</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny">Deny</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li></ul></td></tr></table>
+ <table class="related"><tr><th>Related Modules</th><th>Related Directives</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#allow">Allow</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny">Deny</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li></ul></td></tr></table>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a name="introduction" id="introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
@@ -340,7 +340,9 @@
<h2><a name="moreinformation" id="moreinformation">More information</a></h2>
<p>You should also read the documentation for
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code> which
- contain some more information about how this all works.</p>
+ contain some more information about how this all works.
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> can also help in simplifying certain
+ authentication configurations.</p>
</div></div>
<div class="bottomlang">
<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/howto/auth.html" title="English"> en </a> |
Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.xml?rev=332896&r1=332895&r2=332896&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/howto/auth.xml Sat Nov 12 21:32:20 2005
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@
process by which someone is allowed to be where they want to
go, or to have information that they want to have.</p>
</summary>
-
+
<section id="related"><title>Related Modules and Directives</title>
<related>
<modulelist>
<module>mod_auth_basic</module>
+ <module>mod_auth_digest</module>
<module>mod_authn_file</module>
<module>mod_authz_groupfile</module>
<module>mod_authz_host</module>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
<directive module="core">AuthName</directive>
<directive module="core">AuthType</directive>
<directive module="mod_authn_file">AuthUserFile</directive>
+ <directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive>
<directive module="mod_authz_host">Deny</directive>
<directive module="core">Options</directive>
<directive module="core">Require</directive>
@@ -357,7 +359,9 @@
<section id="moreinformation"><title>More information</title>
<p>You should also read the documentation for
<module>mod_auth_basic</module> and <module>mod_authz_host</module> which
- contain some more information about how this all works.</p>
+ contain some more information about how this all works.
+ <module>mod_authn_alias</module> can also help in simplifying certain
+ authentication configurations.</p>
</section>
</manualpage>
Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en?rev=332896&r1=332895&r2=332896&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en Sat Nov 12 21:32:20 2005
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@
<dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
<dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have
- been refactored. There is a new authentication backend provider
- scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication
- backends.</dd>
+ been refactored. The new <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> module
+ can greatly simplify certain authentication configurations.
+ See <a href="#module">module name changes</a>, and
+ <a href="#developer">the developer changes</a> for more
+ information about how these changes affects users and module
+ writers.</dd>
<dt>Caching</dt>
<dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_cache.html">mod_cache</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_disk_cache.html">mod_disk_cache</a></code>, and
@@ -113,6 +116,17 @@
<h2><a name="module" id="module">Module Enhancements</a></h2>
<dl>
+ <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
+ <dd>Modules in the aaa directory have been renamed and offer
+ better support for digest authentication. For example, mod_auth
+ is now split into <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> and
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_auth_file.html">mod_auth_file</a></code>; mod_auth_dbm is now called
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>; mod_access has been renamed
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code>. There is also a new
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> module for simplifying
+ certain authentication configurations.
+ </dd>
+
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authnz_ldap.html">mod_authnz_ldap</a></code></dt>
<dd>This module is a port of the 2.0
<code>mod_auth_ldap</code> module to the 2.2 <code>Authn/Authz</code>
@@ -155,6 +169,19 @@
symbols have been removed from <code>APR</code> and
<code>APR-Util</code>. For details, see the
<a href="http://apr.apache.org/">APR Website</a>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
+ <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have
+ been renamed along the following lines:
+ <ul>
+ <li>mod_auth_* -> Modules that implement an HTTP authentication mechanism</li>
+ <li>mod_authn_* -> Modules that provide a backend authentication provider</li>
+ <li>mod_authz_* -> Modules that implement authorization (or access)</li>
+ <li>mod_authnz_*-> Module that implements both authentication & authorization</li>
+ </ul>
+ There is a new authentication backend provider
+ scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication
+ backends.</dd>
<dt>Connection Error Logging</dt>
Modified: httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml?rev=332896&r1=332895&r2=332896&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml Sat Nov 12 21:32:20 2005
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@
<dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
<dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have
- been refactored. There is a new authentication backend provider
- scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication
- backends.</dd>
+ been refactored. The new <module>mod_authn_alias</module> module
+ can greatly simplify certain authentication configurations.
+ See <a href="#module">module name changes</a>, and
+ <a href="#developer">the developer changes</a> for more
+ information about how these changes affects users and module
+ writers.</dd>
<dt>Caching</dt>
<dd><module>mod_cache</module>, <module>mod_disk_cache</module>, and
@@ -110,6 +113,17 @@
<section id="module">
<title>Module Enhancements</title>
<dl>
+ <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
+ <dd>Modules in the aaa directory have been renamed and offer
+ better support for digest authentication. For example, mod_auth
+ is now split into <module>mod_auth_basic</module> and
+ <module>mod_auth_file</module>; mod_auth_dbm is now called
+ <module>mod_authn_dbm</module>; mod_access has been renamed
+ <module>mod_authz_host</module>. There is also a new
+ <module>mod_authn_alias</module> module for simplifying
+ certain authentication configurations.
+ </dd>
+
<dt><module>mod_authnz_ldap</module></dt>
<dd>This module is a port of the 2.0
<code>mod_auth_ldap</code> module to the 2.2 <code>Authn/Authz</code>
@@ -152,6 +166,19 @@
symbols have been removed from <code>APR</code> and
<code>APR-Util</code>. For details, see the
<a href="http://apr.apache.org/">APR Website</a>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
+ <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have
+ been renamed along the following lines:
+ <ul>
+ <li>mod_auth_* -> Modules that implement an HTTP authentication mechanism</li>
+ <li>mod_authn_* -> Modules that provide a backend authentication provider</li>
+ <li>mod_authz_* -> Modules that implement authorization (or access)</li>
+ <li>mod_authnz_*-> Module that implements both authentication & authorization</li>
+ </ul>
+ There is a new authentication backend provider
+ scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication
+ backends.</dd>
<dt>Connection Error Logging</dt>