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    34  <table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Group authorization using DBM files</td></tr>
    35  <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
    36  <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>authz_dbm_module</td></tr>
    37  <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm.c</td></tr>
    38  <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.1 and later</td></tr></table>
    39  <h3>Summary</h3>
    40  
    41      <p>This module provides authorization capabilities so that
    42         authenticated users can be allowed or denied access to portions
    43         of the web site by group membership. Similar functionality is
    44         provided by <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code>.</p>
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    46  <div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
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    48  <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authdbmgroupfile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a></li>
    49  <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzdbmauthoritative">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</a></li>
    50  <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#authzdbmtype">AuthzDBMType</a></li>
    51  </ul>
    52  <h3>See also</h3>
    53  <ul class="seealso">
    54  <li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li>
    55  <li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#satisfy">Satisfy</a></code></li>
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    59  <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthDBMGroupFile" id="AuthDBMGroupFile">AuthDBMGroupFile</a> <a name="authdbmgroupfile" id="authdbmgroupfile">Directive</a></h2>
    60  <table class="directive">
    61  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Sets the name of the database file containing the list
    62  of user groups for authorization</td></tr>
    63  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthDBMGroupFile <var>file-path</var></code></td></tr>
    64  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
    65  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr>
    66  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
    67  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr>
    68  </table>
    69      <p>The <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> directive sets the
    70      name of a DBM file containing the list of user groups for user
    71      authorization.  <var>File-path</var> is the absolute path to the
    72      group file.</p>
    73  
    74      <p>The group file is keyed on the username. The value for a
    75      user is a comma-separated list of the groups to which the users
    76      belongs. There must be no whitespace within the value, and it
    77      must never contain any colons.</p>
    78  
    79      <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3>
    80        <p>Make sure that the <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> is
    81        stored outside the document tree of the web-server. Do
    82        <strong>not</strong> put it in the directory that it protects.
    83        Otherwise, clients will be able to download the
    84        <code class="directive">AuthDBMGroupFile</code> unless otherwise
    85        protected.</p>
    86      </div>
    87  
    88      <p>Combining Group and Password DBM files: In some cases it is
    89      easier to manage a single database which contains both the
    90      password and group details for each user. This simplifies any
    91      support programs that need to be written: they now only have to
    92      deal with writing to and locking a single DBM file. This can be
    93      accomplished by first setting the group and password files to
    94      point to the same DBM:</p>
    95  
    96      <div class="example"><p><code>
    97        AuthDBMGroupFile /www/userbase<br />
    98        AuthDBMUserFile /www/userbase
    99      </code></p></div>
   100  
   101      <p>The key for the single DBM is the username. The value consists
   102      of</p>
   103  
   104      <div class="example"><p><code>
   105        Encrypted Password : List of Groups [ : (ignored) ]
   106      </code></p></div>
   107  
   108      <p>The password section contains the encrypted
   109      password as before. This is followed by a colon and the comma
   110      separated list of groups. Other data may optionally be left in the
   111      DBM file after another colon; it is ignored by the authorization
   112      module. This is what www.telescope.org uses for its combined
   113      password and group database.</p>
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   117  <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzDBMAuthoritative" id="AuthzDBMAuthoritative">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</a> <a name="authzdbmauthoritative" id="authzdbmauthoritative">Directive</a></h2>
   118  <table class="directive">
   119  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Sets whether authorization will be passed on to lower level
   120  modules</td></tr>
   121  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMAuthoritative On|Off</code></td></tr>
   122  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMAuthoritative On</code></td></tr>
   123  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
   124  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr>
   125  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
   126  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr>
   127  </table>
   128      <p>Setting the <code class="directive">AuthzDBMAuthoritative</code>
   129      directive explicitly to <code>Off</code> allows group authorization
   130      to be passed on to lower level modules (as defined in the
   131      <code>modules.c</code> file) if there is no group found
   132      for the supplied userID. If there are any groups
   133      specified, the usual checks will be applied and a failure will
   134      give an Authentication Required reply.</p>
   135  
   136      <p>So if a userID appears in the database of more than one module;
   137      or if a valid <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code>
   138      directive applies to more than one module; then the first module
   139      will verify the credentials; and no access is passed on;
   140      regardless of the <code class="directive">AuthAuthoritative</code> setting.</p>
   141  
   142      <p>A common use for this is in conjunction with one of the
   143      auth providers; such as <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code> or
   144      <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code>. Whereas this DBM module supplies
   145      the bulk of the user credential checking; a few (administrator) related
   146      accesses fall through to a lower level with a well protected
   147      <code>.htpasswd</code> file.</p>
   148  
   149      <p>By default, control is not passed on and an unknown group
   150      will result in an Authentication Required reply. Not
   151      setting it thus keeps the system secure and forces an NCSA
   152      compliant behaviour.</p>
   153  
   154      <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3>
   155        <p>Do consider the implications of allowing a user to
   156        allow fall-through in his .htaccess file; and verify that this
   157        is really what you want; Generally it is easier to just secure
   158        a single <code>.htpasswd</code> file, than it is to secure a
   159        database which might have more access interfaces.</p>
   160      </div>
   161  
   162  </div>
   163  <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
   164  <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AuthzDBMType" id="AuthzDBMType">AuthzDBMType</a> <a name="authzdbmtype" id="authzdbmtype">Directive</a></h2>
   165  <table class="directive">
   166  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Sets the type of database file that is used to
   167  store list of user groups</td></tr>
   168  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMType default|SDBM|GDBM|NDBM|DB</code></td></tr>
   169  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>AuthzDBMType default</code></td></tr>
   170  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
   171  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>AuthConfig</td></tr>
   172  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr>
   173  <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_authz_dbm</td></tr>
   174  </table>
   175      <p>Sets the type of database file that is used to store the list
   176      of user groups.
   177      The default database type is determined at compile time.  The
   178      availability of other types of database files also depends on
   179      <a href="../install.html#dbm">compile-time settings</a>.</p>
   180  
   181      <p>It is crucial that whatever program you use to create your group
   182      files is configured to use the same type of database.</p>
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