This is a bit off-topic
I have a cgi::app running as a mod_perl handler. I handle authen/authz
via the handler, also, and log username with each request. This all
works as expected. However, I also serve static HTML, CSS, and images
as part of the site, some of which are shared between
Sean Davis wrote:
This is a bit off-topic
I have a cgi::app running as a mod_perl handler. I handle authen/authz
via the handler, also, and log username with each request. This all
works as expected. However, I also serve static HTML, CSS, and images
as part of the site, some of which
: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [cgiapp] Directory structure for website
Sean Davis wrote:
This is a bit off-topic
I have a cgi::app running as a mod_perl handler. I handle authen/authz
via the handler, also, and log username with each request. This all
works
Scott Prelewicz wrote:
Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what authz/authen
is?
authen = Authentication
authz = Authorization
Authentication is the act of verifying who a user is.
Authorization is is the act of verifying if the user determined in the
Authentication step has
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:42:36 -0500, Scott Prelewicz
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Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what authz/authen
is?
authen - Authentication
authz - Authorization
They are two parts to providing or restricting access to a service.
Authentication is used
Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what authz/authen
is?
Sorry for being opaque, Scott. And thanks, Michael for the detailed answer.
Just to elaborate on authz/authen: Authz is short for authorization and
authen is short for Authentication. These are formally separate
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Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what
authz/authen
