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<TITLE>Apache module mod_auth</TITLE>
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<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Module mod_auth</H1>
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This module is contained in the <CODE>mod_auth.c</CODE> file, and
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is compiled in by default. It provides for user authentication using
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textual files.
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<MENU>
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<LI><A HREF="#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#authauthoritative">AuthAuthoritative</A>
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</MENU>
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<HR>
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<H2><A NAME="authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</A></H2>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthGroupFile} directive> -->
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthGroupFile <EM>filename</EM><BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Context"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Override"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Status"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Module"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth<P>
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The AuthGroupFile directive sets the name of a textual file containing the list
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of user groups for user authentication. <EM>Filename</EM> is the path
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to the group file. If it is not absolute (<EM>i.e.</EM>, if it
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doesn't begin with a slash), it is treated as relative to the ServerRoot.
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<P>
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Each line of the group file contains a groupname followed by a colon, followed
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by the member usernames separated by spaces. Example:
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>mygroup: bob joe anne</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Note that searching large text files is <EM>very</EM> inefficient;
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<A HREF="mod_auth_dbm.html#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A> should
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be used instead.<P>
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Security: make sure that the AuthGroupFile is stored outside the
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document tree of the web-server; do <EM>not</EM> put it in the directory that
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it protects. Otherwise, clients will be able to download the AuthGroupFile.<P>
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See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>,
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<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and
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<A HREF="#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</A>.<P><HR>
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<H2><A NAME="authuserfile">AuthUserFile</A></H2>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthUserFile} directive> -->
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthUserFile <EM>filename</EM><BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Context"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Override"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Status"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Module"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth<P>
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The AuthUserFile directive sets the name of a textual file containing
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the list of users and passwords for user
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authentication. <EM>Filename</EM> is the path to the user
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file. If it is not absolute (<EM>i.e.</EM>, if it doesn't begin with a
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slash), it is treated as relative to the ServerRoot.
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<P> Each line of the user file file contains a username followed
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by a colon, followed by the crypt() encrypted password. The behavior
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of multiple occurrences of the same user is undefined.
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<P>
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The utility <code>htpasswd</code> which is installed as part of the
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binary distribution, or which can be found in <code>src/support</code>,
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is used to maintain this password file. See the <code>man</code>
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page for more details. In short
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<p>
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<blockquote>
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<code>htpasswd -c Filename username</code><br>
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Create a password file 'Filename' with 'username'
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as the initial ID. It will prompt for the password.
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<code>htpasswd Filename username2</code><br>
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Adds or modifies in password file 'Filename' the 'username'.
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</blockquote>
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<P> Note that
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searching large text files is <EM>very</EM> inefficient;
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<A HREF="mod_auth_dbm.html#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A> should be
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used instead.
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<P>
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Security: make sure that the AuthUserFile is stored outside the
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document tree of the web-server; do <EM>not</EM> put it in the directory that
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it protects. Otherwise, clients will be able to download the AuthUserFile.<P>
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See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>,
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<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and
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<A HREF="#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</A>.<P>
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<HR>
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<H2><A NAME="authauthoritative">AuthAuthoritative</A></H2>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthAuthoritative} directive> -->
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AuthAuthoritative <
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<STRONG> on</STRONG>(default) | off > <BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Context"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Override"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> AuthConfig<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Status"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Module"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_auth<P>
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Setting the AuthAuthoritative directive explicitly to <STRONG>'off'</STRONG>
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allows for both authentication and authorization to be passed on to
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lower level modules (as defined in the <CODE>Configuration</CODE> and
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<CODE>modules.c</CODE> files) if there is <STRONG>no userID</STRONG> or
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<STRONG>rule</STRONG> matching the supplied userID. If there is a userID and/or
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rule specified; the usual password and access checks will be applied
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and a failure will give an Authorization Required reply.
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<P>
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So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module; or if
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a valid require directive applies to more than one module; then the
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first module will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
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regardless of the AuthAuthoritative setting.
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<P>
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A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the database
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modules; such as <A
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HREF="mod_auth_db.html"><CODE>mod_auth_db.c</CODE></A>, <A
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HREF="mod_auth_dbm.html"><CODE>mod_auth_dbm.c</CODE></A>,
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<CODE>mod_auth_msql.c</CODE>, and <A
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HREF="mod_auth_anon.html"><CODE>mod_auth_anon.c</CODE></A>. These modules
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supply the bulk of the user credential checking; but a few
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(administrator) related accesses fall through to a lower level with a
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well protected AuthUserFile.
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<P>
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<A
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HREF="directive-dict.html#Default"
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REL="Help"
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><STRONG>Default:</STRONG></A> By default; control is not passed on; and an
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unknown
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userID or rule will result in an Authorization Required reply. Not
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setting it thus keeps the system secure; and forces an NCSA compliant
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behaviour.
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<P>
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Security: Do consider the implications of allowing a user to allow
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fall-through in his .htaccess file; and verify that this is really
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what you want; Generally it is easier to just secure a single
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.htpasswd file, than it is to secure a database such as mSQL. Make
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sure that the AuthUserFile is stored outside the document tree of the
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web-server; do <EM>not</EM> put it in the directory that it
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protects. Otherwise, clients will be able to download the
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AuthUserFile.
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<P>
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See also <A HREF="core.html#authname">AuthName</A>,
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<A HREF="core.html#authtype">AuthType</A> and
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<A HREF="#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</A>.<P>
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