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ns_requestauthorize(3aolserver) | AOLserver Built-In Commands | ns_requestauthorize(3aolserver) |
NAME¶
ns_requestauthorize - commands
SYNOPSIS¶
ns_requestauthorize option ?arg arg ...?
DESCRIPTION¶
ns_requestauthorize method URL authuser authpassword ?ipaddr?¶
Ask the server to check permissions using nsperm. This function does the same permission check that the AOLserver does before serving a URL. If the nsperm module is loaded, the algorithm is as follows.
- 1.
- If the authuser is "nsadmin", the password is correct, and the IP address of the client is allowed nsadmin access, then access is authorized.
- 2.
- Find the relevant permission record. If an exact match for the method and URL combination is not found, the end of the URL is pared down until a match is found. For example, if there is no match for `/products/cereals/raisin_bran.html,' then the server looks for a permission record for the URL `/products/cereals.' If that permission record is specified as "Exact URL match is NOT required", then that permission record is used.
- 1.
- If the authuser is in the "Allow Users" list, access is permitted. If the authuser is a member of a group in the "Allow Groups" list and not in the "Deny Users" list, access is permitted.
- 2.
- If the host is in the "Hosts to allow" list, access is permitted. If the host is in the "Hosts to deny" list, access is denied.
- 3.
- If the request does not come in with authorization data, access is denied.
- 4.
- The user and password are verified. If there is no password specified in the database, any password is accepted.
- 5.
- Otherwise, access is denied.
Return Values:¶
The following values can be returned by ns_requestauthorize.
SEE ALSO¶
ns_passwordcheck, ns_crypt
KEYWORDS¶
4.0 | AOLserver |