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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/2.4.56upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html.en b/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html.en new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3bfa532 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html.en @@ -0,0 +1,215 @@ +<?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_authz_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_authz_dbm</h1> +<div class="toplang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ko/mod/mod_authz_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>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 2.1 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"><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>Topics</h3> +<ul id="topics"> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#requiredirectives">The Require Directives</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#examples">Example usage</a></li> +</ul><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="#authzdbmtype">AuthzDBMType</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_authz_dbm">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&component=mod_authz_dbm">Report a bug</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3> +<ul class="seealso"> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_core.html#require">Require</a></code></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="section"> +<h2><a name="requiredirectives" id="requiredirectives">The Require Directives</a></h2> + + <p>Apache's <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_core.html#require">Require</a></code> + directives are used during the authorization phase to ensure that + a user is allowed to access a resource. mod_authz_dbm extends the + authorization types with <code>dbm-group</code>.</p> + + <p>Since v2.4.8, <a href="../expr.html">expressions</a> are supported + within the DBM require directives.</p> + +<h3><a name="reqgroup" id="reqgroup">Require dbm-group</a></h3> + + <p>This directive specifies group membership that is required for the + user to gain access.</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">Require dbm-group admin</pre> + + + + +<h3><a name="reqfilegroup" id="reqfilegroup">Require dbm-file-group</a></h3> + + <p>When this directive is specified, the user must be a member of the group + assigned to the file being accessed.</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">Require dbm-file-group</pre> + + + + +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a name="examples" id="examples">Example usage</a></h2> + +<p><em>Note that using mod_authz_dbm requires you to require <code>dbm-group</code> +instead of <code>group</code>:</em> +</p> +<pre class="prettyprint lang-config"><Directory "/foo/bar"> + AuthType Basic + AuthName "Secure Area" + AuthBasicProvider dbm + AuthDBMUserFile "site/data/users" + AuthDBMGroupFile "site/data/users" + Require dbm-group admin +</Directory></pre> + +</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 authorization</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthDBMGroupFile <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_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 + authorization. <var>File-path</var> 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> + + <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3> + <p>Make sure that the <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> is + stored outside the document tree of the web-server. Do + <strong>not</strong> 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> + </div> + + <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> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AuthDBMGroupFile "/www/userbase" +AuthDBMUserFile "/www/userbase"</pre> + + + <p>The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists + of</p> + + <div class="example"><p><code> + Encrypted Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored) ] + </code></p></div> + + <p>The password section contains the encrypted + 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 authorization + 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="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 list of user groups</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</code></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> +</table> + <p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the list + of user groups. + 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 group + files is configured to use the same type of database.</p> + +</div> +</div> +<div class="bottomlang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_authz_dbm.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ko/mod/mod_authz_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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