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<TITLE>Apache module mod_auth_dbm</TITLE>
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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Module mod_auth_dbm</h1>
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This module is contained in the <code>mod_auth_dbm.c</code> file, and
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is not compiled in by default. It provides for user authentication using
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DBM files.
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<menu>
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<li><A HREF="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A>
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<li><A HREF="#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A>
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<li><A HREF="#authdbmauthoritative">AuthDBMAuthoritative</A>
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<A name="authdbmgroupfile"><h2>AuthDbmGroupFile</h2></A>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDbmGroupFile} directive> -->
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<strong>Syntax:</strong> AuthDBMGroupFile <em>filename</em><br>
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<Strong>Context:</strong> directory, .htaccess<br>
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<Strong>Override:</strong> AuthConfig<br>
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<strong>Status:</strong> Extension<br>
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<strong>Module:</strong> mod_auth_dbm<p>
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The AuthDBMGroupFile directive sets the name of a DBM file containing the list
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of user groups for user authentication. <em>Filename</em> is the absolute path
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to the group file.<p>
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The group file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is a
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comma-separated list of the groups to which the users belongs. There must
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be no whitespace within the value, and it must never contain any colons.<p>
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Security: make sure that the AuthDBMGroupFile 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
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AuthDBMGroupFile unless otherwise protected.<p>
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Combining Group and Password DBM files: In some cases it is easier to
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manage a single database which contains both the password and group
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details for each user. This simplifies any support programs that need
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to be written: they now only have to deal with writing to and locking
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a single DBM file. This can be accomplished by first setting the group
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and password files to point to the same DBM:<p>
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<blockquote><code>
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AuthDBMGroupFile /www/userbase<br>
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AuthDBMUserFile /www/userbase
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</code></blockquote>
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The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists of <p>
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<blockquote><code>
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Unix Crypt-ed Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored) ]
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</code></blockquote>
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The password section contains the Unix crypt() password as before. This is
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followed by a colon and the comma separated list of groups. Other data may
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optionally be left in the DBM file after another colon; it is ignored by the
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authentication module. This is what www.telescope.org uses for its combined
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password and group database. <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="#authdbmuserfile">AuthDBMUserFile</A>.<p><hr>
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<A name="authdbmuserfile"><h2>AuthDBMUserFile</h2></A>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDBMUserFile} directive> -->
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<strong>Syntax:</strong> AuthDBMUserFile <em>filename</em><br>
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<Strong>Context:</strong> directory, .htaccess<br>
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<Strong>Override:</strong> AuthConfig<br>
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<strong>Status:</strong> Extension<br>
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<strong>Module:</strong> mod_auth_dbm<p>
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The AuthDBMUserFile directive sets the name of a DBM file containing the list
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of users and passwords for user authentication. <em>Filename</em> is the
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absolute path to the user file.<p>
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The user file is keyed on the username. The value for a user is the
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crypt() encrypted password, optionally followed by a colon and
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arbitrary data. The colon and the data following it will be ignored
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by the server.<p>
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Security: make sure that the AuthDBMUserFile 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
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AuthDBMUserFile.<p>
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Important compatibility note: The implementation of "dbmopen" in the
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apache modules reads the string length of the hashed values from the
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DBM data structures, rather than relying upon the string being
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NULL-appended. Some applications, such as the Netscape web server,
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rely upon the string being NULL-appended, so if you are having trouble
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using DBM files interchangeably between applications this may be a
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part of the problem. <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="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A>.<p>
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<hr>
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<A name="authdbmauthoritative"><h2>AuthDBMAuthoritative</h2></A>
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<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt AuthDBMAuthoritative} directive> -->
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<strong>Syntax:</strong> AuthDBMAuthoritative < <strong> on</strong>(default) | off > <br>
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<Strong>Context:</strong> directory, .htaccess<br>
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<Strong>Override:</strong> AuthConfig<br>
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<strong>Status:</strong> Base<br>
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<strong>Module:</strong> mod_auth<p>
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Setting the AuthDBMAuthoritative directive explicitly to <b>'off'</b>
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allows for both authentication and authorization to be passed on
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to lower level modules (as defined in the <code>Configuration</code>
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and <code>modules.c</code> file if there is <b>no userID</b> or
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<b>rule</b> matching the supplied userID. If there is a userID
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and/or rule specified; the usual password and access checks will
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be applied 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
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if a valid require directive applies to more than one module; then
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the first module will verify the credentials; and no access is
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passed on; regardless of the AuthAuthoritative setting. <p>
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A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the basic auth
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modules; such as <a href="mod_auth.html"><code>mod_auth.c</code></a>.
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Whereas this DBM module supplies the bulk of the user credential
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checking; a few (administrator) related accesses fall through to
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a lower level with a well protected .htpasswd file. <p>
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<b>Default:</b> By default; control is not passed on; and an 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 NSCA compliant
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behaviour. <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 which might have
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more access interfaces.
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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="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</A>.<p>
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