Apache Autentication against linux logins

[coopermarsh]

HI

Is there a way of telling apache to authorise https requests using the /etc/passwd mechanism rather than the htaccess file.

I want to setup a https site to enable customers to download docs and software, with the ftp passwords they already have.

 

[QatQat]

I am not aware of anything like that.

QatQat

If I could have sex each time I reboot my server, I would definitely prefer Windoz over Linux!

 

[thedaver]

I believe Apache can provide authentication services against all sorts of stuff using PAM.
Probably still requires an .htaccess file to establish the authentication method, but it would leverage whatever credentials you profile.

check mod_pam or pam_auth...

There's an apache forum here on tek-tips that might give you a more crisp answer than mine here.

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