Look at the Django source code for what the mod_python authentication
handler does and for the bit where it is interacting with Django user
database, do the same. The mod_wsgi documentation also gives an
example in the section dealing with authentication provider.

  http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/AccessControlMechanisms

Obviously you need to wrap that in whatever mod_fastcgi requires on
the code side.

Graham

On Oct 23, 6:05 pm, MrJogo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I found a useful thread (http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/
> browse_thread/thread/affb11a7692a29ef/
> e1e2d569c1e9104d#016b2fe82fd80f36), so I think I can narrow my
> question down a little: How do I use FastCgiAuthenticator to
> authenticate against Django's auth module?
>
> On Oct 21, 12:40 am, MrJogo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am using Django on my university webspace. I set it up by following
> > (and slightly modifying) the instructions on this 
> > page:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/deployment/fastcgi/#runnin...
>
> > Now I would like to protect certain static files by authenticating
> > against my Django user database; basically what's described 
> > here:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/apache-auth/.
> > Unfortunately, I do not have access to the httpd.conf. I can
> > put .htaccess files into the directories, but that's about it. How can
> > I get the same functionality? Thanks.
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