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| <div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_authz_groupfile</h1> |
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| <table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Group authorization using plaintext files</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>authz_groupfile_module</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile.c</td></tr> |
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| <h3>Summary</h3> |
| |
| <p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that |
| authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions |
| of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is |
| provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_dbm.html">mod_authz_dbm</a></code>.</p> |
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| <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></li> |
| <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzgroupfileauthoritative">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</a></li> |
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| <h3>See also</h3> |
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| <li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li> |
| <li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#satisfy">Satisfy</a></code></li> |
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| <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthGroupFile" id="AuthGroupFile">AuthGroupFile</a> <a name="authgroupfile" id="authgroupfile">Directive</a></h2> |
| <table class="directive"> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Sets the name of a text file containing the list |
| of user groups for authorization</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthGroupFile <var>file-path</var></code></td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile</td></tr> |
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| <p>The <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code> directive sets the |
| name of a textual file containing the list of user groups for user |
| authorization. <var>File-path</var> is the path to the group |
| file. If it is not absolute, it is treated as relative to the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>.</p> |
| |
| <p>Each line of the group file contains a groupname followed by a |
| colon, followed by the member usernames separated by spaces.</p> |
| |
| <div class="example"><h3>Example:</h3><p><code> |
| mygroup: bob joe anne |
| </code></p></div> |
| |
| <p>Note that searching large text files is <em>very</em> |
| inefficient; <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_dbm.html#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a></code> provides a much better performance.</p> |
| |
| <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3> |
| <p>Make sure that the <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code> is |
| stored outside the document tree of the web-server; do <em>not</em> |
| put it in the directory that it protects. Otherwise, clients may |
| be able to download the <code class="directive">AuthGroupFile</code>.</p> |
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| <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative" id="AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</a> <a name="authzgroupfileauthoritative" id="authzgroupfileauthoritative">Directive</a></h2> |
| <table class="directive"> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level |
| modules</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative On|Off</code></td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative On</code></td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr> |
| <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_authz_groupfile</td></tr> |
| </table> |
| <p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthzGroupFileAuthoritative</code> |
| directive explicitly to <code>Off</code> allows for |
| group authorization to be passed on to lower level modules (as defined |
| in the <code>modules.c</code> files) if there is <strong>no |
| group</strong> matching the supplied userID.</p> |
| |
| <p>By default, control is not passed on and an unknown group |
| will result in an Authentication Required reply. Not |
| setting it thus keeps the system secure and forces an NCSA |
| compliant behaviour.</p> |
| |
| <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3> |
| <p>Do consider the implications of allowing a user to |
| allow fall-through in his <code>.htaccess</code> file; and verify |
| that this is really what you want; Generally it is easier to just |
| secure a single <code>.htpasswd</code> file, than it is to secure |
| a database which might have more access interfaces.</p> |
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