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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 06:33:50 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 06:33:50 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 2.4.56.upstream/2.4.56
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html.en b/docs/manual/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html.en new file mode 100644 index 0000000..47fce75 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html.en @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head> +<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> +<!-- + XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX + This file is generated from xml source: DO NOT EDIT + XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX + --> +<title>mod_authn_dbm - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4</title> +<link href="../style/css/manual.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="Main stylesheet" /> +<link href="../style/css/manual-loose-100pc.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="No Sidebar - Default font size" /> +<link href="../style/css/manual-print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style/css/prettify.css" /> +<script src="../style/scripts/prettify.min.js" type="text/javascript"> +</script> + +<link href="../images/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" /></head> +<body> +<div id="page-header"> +<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p> +<p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4</p> +<img alt="" src="../images/feather.png" /></div> +<div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="<-" alt="<-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div> +<div id="path"> +<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.4</a> > <a href="./">Modules</a></div> +<div id="page-content"> +<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_authn_dbm</h1> +<div class="toplang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ja/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="ja" rel="alternate" title="Japanese"> ja </a> | +<a href="../ko/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="ko" rel="alternate" title="Korean"> ko </a></p> +</div> +<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</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 2.1 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 <dfn>dbm</dfn> 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 <code>dbm</code> value.</p> +</div> +<div id="quickview"><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html" class="badge"><img src="https://www.apache.org/images/SupportApache-small.png" alt="Support Apache!" /></a><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3> +<ul id="toc"> +<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>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&list_id=144532&product=Apache%20httpd-2&query_format=specific&order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&component=mod_authn_dbm">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&component=mod_authn_dbm">Report a bug</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3> +<ul class="seealso"> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_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> +<li><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htpasswd.html">htpasswd</a></code></li> +<li><code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdbm.html">htdbm</a></code></li> +<li><a href="../misc/password_encryptions.html">Password Formats</a></li> +<li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></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="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><code>AuthDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</code></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> +</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="../programs/configure.html#options">compile-time settings</a>.</p> + + <p>For example, in order to enable the support for Berkeley DB + (correspondent to the <code>db</code> type) the + <code>--with-berkeley-db</code> option needs to be added to httpd's + configure to generate the necessary DSO.</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><code>AuthDBMUserFile <var>file-path</var></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>The <code class="directive">AuthDBMUserFile</code> directive sets the + name of a DBM file containing the list of users and passwords for + user authentication. <var>File-path</var> 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 encrypted password, optionally followed by a colon and arbitrary + data. The colon and the data following it will be ignored by the + server.</p> + + <div class="warning"><h3>Security:</h3> + <p>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> + </div> + + <p>The encrypted password format depends on which authentication + frontend (e.g. <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>) is being used. See <a href="../misc/password_encryptions.html">Password Formats</a> for + more information.</p> + + <p>Important compatibility note: The implementation of + <code>dbmopen</code> 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 + <code class="program"><a href="../programs/dbmmanage.html">dbmmanage</a></code> is included with + Apache. This program can be used to create and update DBM + format password files for use with this module. Another + tool for maintaining the DBM files is the included program + <code class="program"><a href="../programs/htdbm.html">htdbm</a></code>.</p> + +</div> +</div> +<div class="bottomlang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ja/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="ja" rel="alternate" title="Japanese"> ja </a> | +<a href="../ko/mod/mod_authn_dbm.html" hreflang="ko" rel="alternate" title="Korean"> ko </a></p> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img src="../images/up.gif" alt="top" /></a></div><div class="section"><h2><a id="comments_section" name="comments_section">Comments</a></h2><div class="warning"><strong>Notice:</strong><br />This is not a Q&A section. 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