I could be wrong here, but I think simpleauth is the only authentication apache directly supports. There might be a way to pull it off using server side includes, but I highly doubt it. Someone care to correct me if I'm wrong here?
On Dec 30, 2007 12:25 PM, Jeff Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve wrote: > > You are going to need to use PHP or PERL and create a login box, tie > > it into a backend DB such as MySQL or PostGRES or even just a flat > > file. > > A ton of examples can be found here... > > http://www.hotscripts.com/search?q=authentication&cat=All > > > > The easiest way is probably a simple PHP script that checks for the > > presence of an authentication cookie, and if not present then it will > > direct the user to a login box for the pages being viewed. > > Something along the lines of > > > > <?php > > $auth = $_COOKIE['auth']; > > if(!$auth){ > > die("You must login to view this page!"); > > }else{ > > ShowPage(); > > } > > ?> > > > > Sincerely, > > Steve Morrey > > > > On Dec 30, 2007 12:08 PM, Jeff Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am not going to bore you with 'why' but this is what I want to do: > >> Authenticate a user behind the apache authentication from the server-side. > >> Basically I want to get rid of the box if I have a password area on apache. > >> > >> The user would provide their credentials in the login form of <insert > >> your web app or framework here> and the web app would make a call or run > >> a command that tells apache that the current user is trying to > >> authenticate. Apache processes the request just like it had come from > >> the http request packet in the user agent. > >> > >> I am not interested in alternatives to this, as I have thought of many > >> of them already, and rejected them. > >> Any and all insight is appreciated, even if you don't have a solution. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Jeff Anderson > >> > >> > >> > >> /* > >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > >> Don't fear the penguin. > >> */ > >> > >> > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > > Hello, > > This is a nice alternative, but I still want it to be apache > authentication. I've done the alternative authentications plenty of > times, but it still isn't apache authentication. I want the same > authentication to happen, so if I have the apache mod_kerberos > installed, I want to be able to have that handle the authentication > without presenting the ugly box to my users. > Thanks for the reply! > > Jeff Anderson > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
