There is a big difference if you are not running a pure rails site. I am doing auth apache-side because I serve static content, perl scripts via cgi and feed the mongrel pack from Apache.
The REMOTE_USER variable value can be passed to rails using a technique described deep down in one of the informative pieces on the Mongrel website.
Bill
On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:54:07 -0700, Matte Edens wrote:
> I don't see the difference with this and a simple static apache site. It's
> still Apache in front of the proxy (as the proxy) doing the auth. I'm doing
> it. That is if you're not involved with a complicated multi-server setup.
>
> Also, if you're using Rails, you can do basic auth with the
> "simple_http_auth" plugin. FYI. I've used it. It's cool. And easier,
> IMHO, than setting up users on the server side with htpasswd, etc. but be
> careful if you've got an open SVN repository.
>
> matte
>
> Niall O Broin wrote:
>> I recently moved an app. from lighttpd + fastcgi to apache 2.2 +
>> mod_proxy_balancer + Mongrel. On lighttpd, I was using basic authentication
>> with a configuration like this:
>>
>> auth.backend = "htpasswd"
>> auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/path/to/htpasswd"
>> auth.require = ("/" => ("method" => "basic", "realm" => "My Realm",
>> "require" => "valid-user"))
>>
>> which was nice and simple - just as simple as using basic auth. with a
>> static Apache site.
>>
>> Is there any way of doing such authentication with apache 2.2 +
>> mod_proxy_balancer + Mongrel ? All I've been able to find with google
>> suggests that I can't do this and I will require some app. level
>> authentication, and I really don't want to have to do that.
>>
>
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