HTTPAuth: Apache 2.x module

HttpAuth is a daemon and framework for authenticating HTTP requests. It has a module which allows Apache 2.x to authenticate against it. Here's how to install and configure that module.

Install

1. Download the latest HttpAuth tarball.
2. Extract and configure HttpAuth:

   # tar -zxvf httpauth-0.x.tar.gz
   # cd httpauth-0.x
   # ./configure

3. Install the Apache 2.x module:

   # cd apache2x
   # make install

Configure

Use something like this in your config file:

<Location "/auth/">

    AuthType HttpAuth
    HttpAuthSocket /var/run/httpauth.sock
    HttpAuthHandler Handler
    require valid-user
    
</Location>

Configuration Directives

HttpAuthSocket: (required) Either a unix socket path or IP address and port where the httpauthd daemon is listening.

HttpAuthHandler: (required) The HttpAuth handler to authenticate against. Handlers are specified in your httpauthd.conf file.

HttpAuthTypes: (default: all) The types of authentication to allow. List one or more of the following separated by spaces:

Basic
Digest
NTLM

HttpAuthDigestDomain: (optional) A space separated list of uris which fall under the same Digest authentication domain.

Licensing and Support

BSD license. Contact me when bugs are found.

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