NAME¶
Apache::AuthzNetLDAP - Apache-Perl module that enables you to authorize a user
for Website based on LDAP attributes.
SYNOPSIS¶
PerlSetVar BindDN "cn=Directory Manager"
PerlSetVar BindPWD "password"
PerlSetVar BaseDN "ou=people,o=unt.edu"
PerlSetVar LDAPServer ldap.unt.edu
PerlSetVar LDAPPort 389
PerlSetVar UIDAttr uid
#PerlSetVar UIDAttr mail
PerlAuthenHandler Apache::AuthNetLDAP
PerlAuthzHandler Apache::AuthzNetLDAP
#require valid-user
#require user mewilcox
#require user mewilcox@venus.acs.unt.edu
#require group "cn=Peoplebrowsers1,ou=UNTGroups,ou=People, o=unt.edu"
#require ldap-url ldap://pandora.acs.unt.edu/o=unt.edu??sub?sn=wilcox
#require ldap-url ldap://pandora.acs.unt.edu/o=unt.edu??sub?sn=smith
#require ldap-url ldap://castor.acs.unt.edu/ou=people,o=unt.edu??sub?untcourse=
untcoursenumber=1999CCOMM2040001,ou=courses,ou=acad,o=unt.edu
DESCRIPTION¶
After you have authenticated a user (perhaps with Apache::AuthNetLDAP ;) you can
use this module to determine whether they are authorized to access the Web
resource under this modules control.
You can control authorization via one of four methods. The first two are pretty
standard, the second two are unique to LDAP.
"require" options --
user -> Will authorize access if the authenticated user's
username.
valid-user -> Will authorize any authenticated user.
group -> Will authorize any authenticated user who is a member of the LDAP
group specified by
groupdn. This module supports groupOfMember,
groupOfUniquemember and Netscape's dynamic group object classes.
ldap-url -> This will authorize any authenticated user who matches the query
specified in the given LDAP URL. This is enables users to get the flexibility
of Netscape's dynamic groups, even if their LDAP server does not support such
a capability.
CONFIGURATION NOTES¶
It is important to note that this module must be used in conjunction with an authentication module. (...?
Is this true? I just thought, that you might want to only authorize a user, instead of authenticate...)
If you are using an authentication module, then the following lines will not need to be duplicated:
PerlSetVar BindDN "cn=Directory Manager"
PerlSetVar BindPWD "password"
PerlSetVar BaseDN "ou=people,o=unt.edu"
PerlSetVar LDAPServer ldap.unt.edu
PerlSetVar LDAPPort 389
PerlSetVar UIDAttr uid
#PerlSetVar UIDAttr mail
PerlAuthenHandler Apache::AuthNetLDAP
The following lines will not need to be duplicated if supported by the
authentication module:
#require valid-user
#require user mewilcox
#require user mewilcox@venus.acs.unt.edu
#require group "cn=Peoplebrowsers1,ou=UNTGroups,ou=People, o=unt.edu"
#require ldap-url ldap://pandora.acs.unt.edu/o=unt.edu??sub?sn=wilcox
#require ldap-url ldap://pandora.acs.unt.edu/o=unt.edu??sub?sn=smith
#require ldap-url ldap://castor.acs.unt.edu/ou=people,o=unt.edu??sub?untcourse=
Obviously, the ldap-url attribute is probably only support by this module.
Check out the following link for options to load the module:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/config.html#The_Startup_File
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html#Startup_File
AUTHOR¶
Mark Wilcox mewilcox@unt.edu and Shannon Eric Peevey speeves@unt.edu
SEE ALSO¶
perl(1).
WARRANTY Hey, I didn't destroy mankind when testing the module. You're mileage may vary.¶
This module is distributed with the same license as Perl's.