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1.1 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/mod_auth_basic.html.en
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</a></th><td>Basic authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
</a></th><td>auth_basic_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source�File:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module allows the use of HTTP Basic Authentication to
restrict access by looking up users in the given providers.
HTTP Digest Authentication is provided by
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code>.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicauthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><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></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicAuthoritative" id="AuthBasicAuthoritative">AuthBasicAuthoritative</a> <a name="authbasicauthoritative" id="authbasicauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization and authentication are
passed to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthBasicAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthBasicAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthBasicAuthoritative</code> 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> files) 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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
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>
<p>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>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthBasicProvider" id="AuthBasicProvider">AuthBasicProvider</a> <a name="authbasicprovider" id="authbasicprovider">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the authentication provider(s) for this location</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthBasicProvider <em>provider-name</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, location, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_auth_basic</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthBasicProvider</code> directive sets
which provider is used to authenticate the users for this location.</p>
<p>See <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>
for providers.</p>
</div></div><div id="footer"><p class="apache">Maintained by the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Apache HTTP Server Documentation Project</a></p><p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div></body></html>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE modulesynopsis SYSTEM "../style/modulesynopsis.dtd">
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.en.xsl"?>
<modulesynopsis>
<name>mod_auth_basic</name>
<description>Basic authentication</description>
<status>Base</status>
<sourcefile>mod_auth_basic.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>auth_basic_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</compatibility>
<summary>
<p>This module allows the use of HTTP Basic Authentication to
restrict access by looking up users in the given providers.
HTTP Digest Authentication is provided by
<module>mod_auth_digest</module>.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthName</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthType</directive></seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthBasicProvider</name>
<description>Sets the authentication provider(s) for this location</description>
<syntax>AuthBasicProvider <em>provider-name</em></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>location</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>The <directive>AuthBasicProvider</directive> directive sets
which provider is used to authenticate the users for this location.</p>
<p>See <module>mod_authn_dbm</module>, <module>mod_authn_file</module>
for providers.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthBasicAuthoritative</name>
<description>Sets whether authorization and authentication are
passed to lower level modules</description>
<syntax>AuthBasicAuthoritative on|off</syntax>
<default>AuthBasicAuthoritative on</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>Setting the <directive>AuthBasicAuthoritative</directive> 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> files) 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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <directive module="core">Require</directive>
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>
<p>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>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
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</a></th><td>User authentication using DBM files</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
</a></th><td>authn_dbm_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source�File:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_dbm.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module provides authentication front-ends such as
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code>
to authenticate users by looking up users in plain text password files.
Similar functionality is provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>.</p>
<p>When using <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> or
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code>, this module is invoked via the
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code> or
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestprovider">AuthDigestProvider</a></code>
with the 'dbm' value.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authdbmauthoritative">AuthDBMAuthoritative</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authdbmtype">AuthDBMType</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><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_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code>
</li><li>
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestprovider">AuthDigestProvider</a></code>
</li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthDBMAuthoritative" id="AuthDBMAuthoritative">AuthDBMAuthoritative</a> <a name="authdbmauthoritative" id="authdbmauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets whether authentication and authorization will be
passwed on to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthDBMAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthDBMAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_dbm</td></tr></table>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthDBMAuthoritative</code>
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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <code class="directive">AuthAuthoritative</code> setting.</p>
<p>A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the
auth providers; such as <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>. 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>
<p>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>
<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>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthDBMType" id="AuthDBMType">AuthDBMType</a> <a name="authdbmtype" id="authdbmtype">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the type of database file that is used to
store passwords</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthDBMType default</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_dbm</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in version 2.0.30 and later.</td></tr></table>
<p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the passwords.
The default database type is determined at compile time. The
availability of other types of database files also depends on
<a href="../install.html#dbm">compile-time settings</a>.</p>
<p>It is crucial that whatever program you use to create your password
files is configured to use the same type of database.</p>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthDBMUserFile" id="AuthDBMUserFile">AuthDBMUserFile</a> <a name="authdbmuserfile" id="authdbmuserfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the name of a database file containing the list of users and
passwords for authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthDBMUserFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_dbm</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthDBMUserFile</code> directive sets the
name of a DBM file containing the list of users and passwords for
user authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the absolute path to
the user file.</p>
<p>The user file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is
the <code>crypt()</code> encrypted password, optionally followed
by a colon and arbitrary data. The colon and the data following it
will be ignored by the server.</p>
<p>Security: make sure that the
<code class="directive">AuthDBMUserFile</code> 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 <code class="directive">AuthDBMUserFile</code>.</p>
<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>
<p>A perl script called
<a href="../programs/dbmmanage.html">dbmmanage</a> is included with
Apache. This program can be used to create and update DBM
format password files for use with this module.</p>
</div></div><div id="footer"><p class="apache">Maintained by the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Apache HTTP Server Documentation Project</a></p><p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div></body></html>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE modulesynopsis SYSTEM "../style/modulesynopsis.dtd">
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.en.xsl"?>
<modulesynopsis>
<name>mod_authn_dbm</name>
<description>User authentication using DBM files</description>
<status>Extension</status>
<sourcefile>mod_authn_dbm.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>authn_dbm_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</compatibility>
<summary>
<p>This module provides authentication front-ends such as
<module>mod_auth_digest</module> and <module>mod_auth_basic</module>
to authenticate users by looking up users in plain text password files.
Similar functionality is provided by <module>mod_authn_file</module>.</p>
<p>When using <module>mod_auth_basic</module> or
<module>mod_auth_digest</module>, this module is invoked via the
<directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive> or
<directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestProvider</directive>
with the 'dbm' value.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthName</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthType</directive></seealso>
<seealso>
<directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive>
</seealso>
<seealso>
<directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestProvider</directive>
</seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthDBMUserFile</name>
<description>Sets the name of a database file containing the list of users and
passwords for authentication</description>
<syntax>AuthDBMUserFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>The <directive>AuthDBMUserFile</directive> directive sets the
name of a DBM file containing the list of users and passwords for
user authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the absolute path to
the user file.</p>
<p>The user file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is
the <code>crypt()</code> encrypted password, optionally followed
by a colon and arbitrary data. The colon and the data following it
will be ignored by the server.</p>
<p>Security: make sure that the
<directive>AuthDBMUserFile</directive> 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 <directive>AuthDBMUserFile</directive>.</p>
<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>
<p>A perl script called
<a href="../programs/dbmmanage.html">dbmmanage</a> is included with
Apache. This program can be used to create and update DBM
format password files for use with this module.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthDBMType</name>
<description>Sets the type of database file that is used to
store passwords</description>
<syntax>AuthDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</syntax>
<default>AuthDBMType default</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<compatibility>Available in version 2.0.30 and later.</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the passwords.
The default database type is determined at compile time. The
availability of other types of database files also depends on
<a href="../install.html#dbm">compile-time settings</a>.</p>
<p>It is crucial that whatever program you use to create your password
files is configured to use the same type of database.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthDBMAuthoritative</name>
<description>Sets whether authentication and authorization will be
passwed on to lower level modules</description>
<syntax>AuthDBMAuthoritative on|off</syntax>
<default>AuthDBMAuthoritative on</default>
<contextlist><context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>Setting the <directive>AuthDBMAuthoritative</directive>
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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <directive module="core">Require</directive>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <directive>AuthAuthoritative</directive> setting.</p>
<p>A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the
auth providers; such as <module>mod_authn_file</module>. 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>
<p>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>
<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>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
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</a></th><td>User authentication using text files</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
</a></th><td>authn_file_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source�File:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_file.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module provides authentication front-ends such as
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code>
to authenticate users by looking up users in plain text password files.
Similar functionality is provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>.</p>
<p>When using <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> or
<code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code>, this module is invoked via the
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code> or
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestprovider">AuthDigestProvider</a></code>
with the 'file' value.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authuserfileauthoritative">AuthUserFileAuthoritative</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><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_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code>
</li><li>
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html#authdigestprovider">AuthDigestProvider</a></code>
</li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthUserFile" id="AuthUserFile">AuthUserFile</a> <a name="authuserfile" id="authuserfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the name of a text file containing the list of users and
passwords for authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthUserFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_file</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthUserFile</code> directive sets the name
of a textual file containing the list of users and passwords for
user authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the path to the user
file. If it is not absolute (<em>i.e.</em>, if it doesn't begin
with a slash), it is treated as relative to the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>.</p>
<p>Each line of the user file contains a username followed by
a colon, followed by the <code>crypt()</code> encrypted
password. The behavior of multiple occurrences of the same user is
undefined.</p>
<p>The utility <a href="../programs/htpasswd.html">htpasswd</a>
which is installed as part of the binary distribution, or which
can be found in <code>src/support</code>, is used to maintain
this password file. See the <code>man</code> page for more
details. In short:</p>
<p>Create a password file 'Filename' with 'username' as the
initial ID. It will prompt for the password:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>htpasswd -c Filename username</code></p></div>
<p>Add or modify 'username2' in the password file 'Filename':</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>htpasswd Filename username2</code></p></div>
<p>Note that searching large text files is <em>very</em>
inefficient; <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</a></code> should be used
instead.</p>
<div class="note"><h3>Security</h3>
<p>Make sure that the <code class="directive">AuthUserFile</code> 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 <code class="directive">AuthUserFile</code>.</p>
</div>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthUserFileAuthoritative" id="AuthUserFileAuthoritative">AuthUserFileAuthoritative</a> <a name="authuserfileauthoritative" id="authuserfileauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization and authentication are
passed to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthUserFileAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthUserFileAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authn_file</td></tr></table>
<div class="note">This information has not been updated for Apache 2.0, which
uses a different system for module ordering.</div>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthAuthoritative</code> 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> files) 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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
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>
<p>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>
<div class="note"><h3>Security</h3> 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 such as mSQL. Make sure that the <code class="directive"><a href="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code> and the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code> are stored outside
the document tree of the web-server; do <em>not</em> put them in the
directory that they protect. Otherwise, clients will be able to
download the <code class="directive"><a href="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code>
and the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code>.
</div>
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<modulesynopsis>
<name>mod_authn_file</name>
<description>User authentication using text files</description>
<status>Base</status>
<sourcefile>mod_authn_file.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>authn_file_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</compatibility>
<summary>
<p>This module provides authentication front-ends such as
<module>mod_auth_digest</module> and <module>mod_auth_basic</module>
to authenticate users by looking up users in plain text password files.
Similar functionality is provided by <module>mod_authn_dbm</module>.</p>
<p>When using <module>mod_auth_basic</module> or
<module>mod_auth_digest</module>, this module is invoked via the
<directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive> or
<directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestProvider</directive>
with the 'file' value.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthName</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">AuthType</directive></seealso>
<seealso>
<directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive>
</seealso>
<seealso>
<directive module="mod_auth_digest">AuthDigestProvider</directive>
</seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthUserFile</name>
<description>Sets the name of a text file containing the list of users and
passwords for authentication</description>
<syntax>AuthUserFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>The <directive>AuthUserFile</directive> directive sets the name
of a textual file containing the list of users and passwords for
user authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the path to the user
file. If it is not absolute (<em>i.e.</em>, if it doesn't begin
with a slash), it is treated as relative to the <directive
module="core">ServerRoot</directive>.</p>
<p>Each line of the user file contains a username followed by
a colon, followed by the <code>crypt()</code> encrypted
password. The behavior of multiple occurrences of the same user is
undefined.</p>
<p>The utility <a href="../programs/htpasswd.html">htpasswd</a>
which is installed as part of the binary distribution, or which
can be found in <code>src/support</code>, is used to maintain
this password file. See the <code>man</code> page for more
details. In short:</p>
<p>Create a password file 'Filename' with 'username' as the
initial ID. It will prompt for the password:</p>
<example>htpasswd -c Filename username</example>
<p>Add or modify 'username2' in the password file 'Filename':</p>
<example>htpasswd Filename username2</example>
<p>Note that searching large text files is <em>very</em>
inefficient; <directive
module="mod_authn_dbm">AuthDBMUserFile</directive> should be used
instead.</p>
<note><title>Security</title>
<p>Make sure that the <directive>AuthUserFile</directive> 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 <directive>AuthUserFile</directive>.</p>
</note>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthUserFileAuthoritative</name>
<description>Sets whether authorization and authentication are
passed to lower level modules</description>
<syntax>AuthUserFileAuthoritative on|off</syntax>
<default>AuthUserFileAuthoritative on</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<note>This information has not been updated for Apache 2.0, which
uses a different system for module ordering.</note>
<p>Setting the <directive>AuthAuthoritative</directive> 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> files) 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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <directive module="core">Require</directive>
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>
<p>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>
<note><title>Security</title> 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 such as mSQL. Make sure that the <directive
module="mod_authn_file">AuthUserFile</directive> and the <directive
module="mod_authz_groupfile">AuthGroupFile</directive> are stored outside
the document tree of the web-server; do <em>not</em> put them in the
directory that they protect. Otherwise, clients will be able to
download the <directive module="mod_authn_file">AuthUserFile</directive>
and the <directive module="mod_authz_groupfile">AuthGroupFile</directive>.
</note>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
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</a></th><td>Group authorization using DBM files</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
</a></th><td>authz_dbm_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source�File:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that
authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions
of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is
provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code>.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzdbmauthoritative">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzdbmtype">AuthzDBMType</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#satisfy">Satisfy</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthDBMGroupFile" id="AuthDBMGroupFile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a> <a name="authdbmgroupfile" id="authdbmgroupfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the name of the database file containing the list
of user groups for authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthDBMGroupFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> directive sets the
name of a DBM file containing the list of user groups for user
authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the absolute path to the
group file.</p>
<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>
<p>Security: make sure that the
<code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> 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 <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> unless
otherwise protected.</p>
<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>
<div class="example"><p><code>
AuthDBMGroupFile /www/userbase<br />
AuthDBMUserFile /www/userbase
</code></p></div>
<p>The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists
of</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>Unix Crypt-ed Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored)
]</code></p></div>
<p>The password section contains the Unix <code>crypt()</code>
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>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzDBMAuthoritative" id="AuthzDBMAuthoritative">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</a> <a name="authzdbmauthoritative" id="authzdbmauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthzDBMAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr></table>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</code>
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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <code class="directive">AuthAuthoritative</code> setting.</p>
<p>A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the
auth providers; such as <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>. 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>
<p>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>
<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>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzDBMType" id="AuthzDBMType">AuthzDBMType</a> <a name="authzdbmtype" id="authzdbmtype">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the type of database file that is used to
store passwords</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthzDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMType default</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in version 2.0.30 and later.</td></tr></table>
<p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the passwords.
The default database type is determined at compile time. The
availability of other types of database files also depends on
<a href="../install.html#dbm">compile-time settings</a>.</p>
<p>It is crucial that whatever program you use to create your password
files is configured to use the same type of database.</p>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE modulesynopsis SYSTEM "../style/modulesynopsis.dtd">
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.en.xsl"?>
<modulesynopsis>
<name>mod_authz_dbm</name>
<description>Group authorization using DBM files</description>
<status>Extension</status>
<sourcefile>mod_authz_dbm.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>authz_dbm_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</compatibility>
<summary>
<p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that
authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions
of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is
provided by <module>mod_authz_groupfile</module>.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="core">Require</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">Satisfy</directive></seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthDBMGroupFile</name>
<description>Sets the name of the database file containing the list
of user groups for authentication</description>
<syntax>AuthDBMGroupFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist><context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>The <directive>AuthDBMGroupFile</directive> directive sets the
name of a DBM file containing the list of user groups for user
authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the absolute path to the
group file.</p>
<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>
<p>Security: make sure that the
<directive>AuthDBMGroupFile</directive> 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 <directive>AuthDBMGroupFile</directive> unless
otherwise protected.</p>
<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>
<example>
AuthDBMGroupFile /www/userbase<br />
AuthDBMUserFile /www/userbase
</example>
<p>The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists
of</p>
<example>Unix Crypt-ed Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored)
]</example>
<p>The password section contains the Unix <code>crypt()</code>
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>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthzDBMType</name>
<description>Sets the type of database file that is used to
store passwords</description>
<syntax>AuthzDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</syntax>
<default>AuthzDBMType default</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<compatibility>Available in version 2.0.30 and later.</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the passwords.
The default database type is determined at compile time. The
availability of other types of database files also depends on
<a href="../install.html#dbm">compile-time settings</a>.</p>
<p>It is crucial that whatever program you use to create your password
files is configured to use the same type of database.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthzDBMAuthoritative</name>
<description>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level modules</description>
<syntax>AuthzDBMAuthoritative on|off</syntax>
<default>AuthzDBMAuthoritative on</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>Setting the <directive>AuthzDBMAuthoritative</directive>
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>
<p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
or if a valid <directive module="core">Require</directive>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <directive>AuthAuthoritative</directive> setting.</p>
<p>A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the
auth providers; such as <module>mod_authn_file</module>. 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>
<p>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>
<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>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
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</a></th><td>Group authorization using plaintext files</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:
</a></th><td>authz_groupfile_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source�File:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile.c</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:
</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that
authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions
of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is
provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_dbm.html">mod_authz_dbm</a></code>.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzgroupfileauthoritative">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#satisfy">Satisfy</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthGroupFile" id="AuthGroupFile">AuthGroupFile</a> <a name="authgroupfile" id="authgroupfile">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets the name of a text file containing the list
of user groups for authentication</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthGroupFile <em>file-path</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile</td></tr></table>
<p>The <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code> directive sets the
name of a textual file containing the list of user groups for user
authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the path to the group
file. If it is not absolute (<em>i.e.</em>, if it doesn't begin
with a slash), it is treated as relative to the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>.</p>
<p>Each line of the group file contains a groupname followed by a
colon, followed by the member usernames separated by spaces.
Example:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>mygroup: bob joe anne</code></p></div>
<p>Note that searching large text files is <em>very</em>
inefficient; <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_dbm.html#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a></code> should be used
instead.</p>
<div class="note"><h3>Security</h3>
<p>Make sure that the <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code> 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 <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code>.</p>
</div>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative" id="AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</a> <a name="authzgroupfileauthoritative" id="authzgroupfileauthoritative">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level modules</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative on|off</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative on</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile</td></tr></table>
<p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</code>
directive explicitly to <strong>'off'</strong> allows for
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>
<p>So if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <code class="directive">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</code>
setting.</p>
<p>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>
<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>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE modulesynopsis SYSTEM "../style/modulesynopsis.dtd">
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.en.xsl"?>
<modulesynopsis>
<name>mod_authz_groupfile</name>
<description>Group authorization using plaintext files</description>
<status>Extension</status>
<sourcefile>mod_authz_groupfile.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>authz_groupfile_module</identifier>
<compatibility>Available in Apache 2.0.42 and later</compatibility>
<summary>
<p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that
authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions
of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is
provided by <module>mod_authz_dbm</module>.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><directive module="core">Require</directive></seealso>
<seealso><directive module="core">Satisfy</directive></seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthGroupFile</name>
<description>Sets the name of a text file containing the list
of user groups for authentication</description>
<syntax>AuthGroupFile <em>file-path</em></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>The <directive>AuthGroupFile</directive> directive sets the
name of a textual file containing the list of user groups for user
authentication. <em>File-path</em> is the path to the group
file. If it is not absolute (<em>i.e.</em>, if it doesn't begin
with a slash), it is treated as relative to the <directive
module="core">ServerRoot</directive>.</p>
<p>Each line of the group file contains a groupname followed by a
colon, followed by the member usernames separated by spaces.
Example:</p>
<example>mygroup: bob joe anne</example>
<p>Note that searching large text files is <em>very</em>
inefficient; <directive
module="mod_authz_dbm">AuthDBMGroupFile</directive> should be used
instead.</p>
<note><title>Security</title>
<p>Make sure that the <directive>AuthGroupFile</directive> 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 <directive>AuthGroupFile</directive>.</p>
</note>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</name>
<description>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level modules</description>
<syntax>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative on|off</syntax>
<default>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative on</default>
<contextlist>
<context>directory</context>
<context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>AuthConfig</override>
<usage>
<p>Setting the <directive>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</directive>
directive explicitly to <strong>'off'</strong> allows for
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>
<p>So if a valid <directive module="core">Require</directive>
directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
regardless of the <directive>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</directive>
setting.</p>
<p>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>
<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>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>