My question was:
I would like to validate a user through web access, by reading his
username and password from the C2 authentication database.
Are there any scripts/html code available to accomplish this??
I do not want to use Apache's authentication directives.
I use Apache 1.3.1 on Tru64 V4.0f.
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Many thanks to the following people who sent information.
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LHERCAUD_at_bouyguestelecom.fr
The password is encrypted and noone is able to READ it in clear
text
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Bill.Melvin_at_esc.edu
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#passwdauth
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Matt Moore <moorem_at_storm.bucks.edu>
I am attaching a program that I use. It may help you out. It is a cgi
frontend for poppasswd. I use it as a web interface to allow users to
changes their password. Hope this helps.
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"Angel R. Rivera" <angel_at_wolf.com>
find someone who knows what they are doing and have him get an
appropriate module for apache and it should work.
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"Davis, Alan" <Davis_at_tessco.com>
A script, by itself, can't do it. You will need a program, probably
written in C but could be any of the languages that can link
against the security libraries. The program would be called as a cgi
to access the prpasswd databases via the SIA interfaces described
in the back of the Security manual.
Please keep in mind that sending the user's password in plaintext
via an html form isn't considered secure and becomes an easily
exploitable hole in your security. Using SSL would be
recommended.
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Hannes Visagie <visagi_h_at_mtn.co.ug>
Better yet, use PHP {www.php.net} and authenticate against any
DB, text
file, whatever you want. Cant be broken into.
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Received on Fri Mar 09 2001 - 13:38:41 NZDT