Re: Apache authentication module

• To: shollatz@d.umn.edu (scott hollatz)
• Subject: Re: Apache authentication module
• From: "Nathan Neulinger" <nneul@umr.edu>
• Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:01:38 -0500 (CDT)
• Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu, shollatz@d.umn.edu
• In-Reply-To: <199607251425.JAA05732@borg.d.umn.edu> from "scott hollatz" at Jul 25, 96 09:25:39 am

> There are two approaches:  write a correct module following the Apache API or
> hack the server code to open a pipe to a tacacs client.
> 
> I am favoring the latter because the Apache API documentation isn't clear.
> In either case, it's not clear to me (after 20 minutes of looking) where
> the Apache Basic authentication begins in the source code (I have a good idea).
> 
> Ideally, I would like to create a new authentication type:  AuthType tacacs .
> 
> My question to the list is:  does anyone have experience writing modules
> (in particular, authentication modules) for the Apache HTTP server?

Writing apache modules is relatively simple. 

You cannot create a new "authType"... That requires the browser be 
modified... 

If you are looking for a straightforward way of doing this, you can 1. 
get my ExternalAuth module from the module registry, or 2. Make a copy of 
one of the current auth modules, and modify it... 

-- Nathan

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