Commit 3b43afe8 authored by Justin Erenkrantz's avatar Justin Erenkrantz
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Add some more documentation related to 2.1/2.2 authentication changes. 


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docs/manual/howto/auth.html.en

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<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>

<div class="section">

<h2><a name="related" id="related">Related Modules and Directives</a></h2>

    <table class="related"><tr><th>Related Modules</th><th>Related Directives</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#allow">Allow</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny">Deny</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li></ul></td></tr></table>

    <table class="related"><tr><th>Related Modules</th><th>Related Directives</th></tr><tr><td><ul><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html">mod_authn_file</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html">mod_authz_groupfile</a></code></li><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#allow">Allow</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_groupfile.html#authgroupfile">AuthGroupFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authname">AuthName</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#authtype">AuthType</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_file.html#authuserfile">AuthUserFile</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html#authbasicprovider">AuthBasicProvider</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny">Deny</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code></li></ul></td></tr></table>

</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>

<div class="section">

<h2><a name="introduction" id="introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
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<h2><a name="moreinformation" id="moreinformation">More information</a></h2>

    <p>You should also read the documentation for

    <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code> which

    contain some more information about how this all works.</p>

    contain some more information about how this all works.

    <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> can also help in simplifying certain

    authentication configurations.</p>

</div></div>

<div class="bottomlang">

<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/howto/auth.html" title="English">&nbsp;en&nbsp;</a> |

docs/manual/howto/auth.xml

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    <related>

      <modulelist>

        <module>mod_auth_basic</module>

        <module>mod_auth_digest</module>

        <module>mod_authn_file</module>

        <module>mod_authz_groupfile</module>

        <module>mod_authz_host</module>
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        <directive module="core">AuthName</directive>

        <directive module="core">AuthType</directive>

        <directive module="mod_authn_file">AuthUserFile</directive>

        <directive module="mod_auth_basic">AuthBasicProvider</directive>

        <directive module="mod_authz_host">Deny</directive>

        <directive module="core">Options</directive>

        <directive module="core">Require</directive>
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<section id="moreinformation"><title>More information</title>

    <p>You should also read the documentation for

    <module>mod_auth_basic</module> and <module>mod_authz_host</module> which

    contain some more information about how this all works.</p>

    contain some more information about how this all works.

    <module>mod_authn_alias</module> can also help in simplifying certain

    authentication configurations.</p>

</section>



</manualpage>

docs/manual/new_features_2_2.html.en

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      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have

          been refactored.  There is a new authentication backend provider

          scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication

          backends.</dd>

          been refactored.  The new <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> module

          can greatly simplify certain authentication configurations.

          See <a href="#module">module name changes</a>, and

          <a href="#developer">the developer changes</a> for more

          information about how these changes affects users and module

          writers.</dd>



      <dt>Caching</dt>

      <dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_cache.html">mod_cache</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_disk_cache.html">mod_disk_cache</a></code>, and
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<h2><a name="module" id="module">Module Enhancements</a></h2>

    

    <dl>

      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>Modules in the aaa directory have been renamed and offer

          better support for digest authentication.  For example, mod_auth

          is now split into <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_auth_basic.html">mod_auth_basic</a></code> and

          <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_auth_file.html">mod_auth_file</a></code>; mod_auth_dbm is now called

          <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_dbm.html">mod_authn_dbm</a></code>; mod_access has been renamed

          <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authz_host.html">mod_authz_host</a></code>.  There is also a new

          <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authn_alias.html">mod_authn_alias</a></code> module for simplifying

          certain authentication configurations.

      </dd>



      <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_authnz_ldap.html">mod_authnz_ldap</a></code></dt>

      <dd>This module is a port of the 2.0 

          <code>mod_auth_ldap</code> module to the 2.2 <code>Authn/Authz</code>
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          <code>APR-Util</code>. For details, see the 

          <a href="http://apr.apache.org/">APR Website</a>.</dd>



      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have

          been renamed along the following lines:

          <ul>

          <li>mod_auth_*  -&gt; Modules that implement an HTTP authentication mechanism</li>

          <li>mod_authn_* -&gt; Modules that provide a backend authentication provider</li>

          <li>mod_authz_* -&gt; Modules that implement authorization (or access)</li>

          <li>mod_authnz_*-&gt; Module that implements both authentication &amp; authorization</li>

          </ul>

          There is a new authentication backend provider

          scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication

          backends.</dd>



      <dt>Connection Error Logging</dt>



      <dd>A new function, <code>ap_log_cerror</code> has been added to log

docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml

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      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have

          been refactored.  There is a new authentication backend provider

          scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication

          backends.</dd>

          been refactored.  The new <module>mod_authn_alias</module> module

          can greatly simplify certain authentication configurations.

          See <a href="#module">module name changes</a>, and

          <a href="#developer">the developer changes</a> for more

          information about how these changes affects users and module

          writers.</dd>



      <dt>Caching</dt>

      <dd><module>mod_cache</module>, <module>mod_disk_cache</module>, and
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  <section id="module">

    <title>Module Enhancements</title>

    <dl>

      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>Modules in the aaa directory have been renamed and offer

          better support for digest authentication.  For example, mod_auth

          is now split into <module>mod_auth_basic</module> and

          <module>mod_auth_file</module>; mod_auth_dbm is now called

          <module>mod_authn_dbm</module>; mod_access has been renamed

          <module>mod_authz_host</module>.  There is also a new

          <module>mod_authn_alias</module> module for simplifying

          certain authentication configurations.

      </dd>



      <dt><module>mod_authnz_ldap</module></dt>

      <dd>This module is a port of the 2.0 

          <code>mod_auth_ldap</code> module to the 2.2 <code>Authn/Authz</code>
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          <code>APR-Util</code>. For details, see the 

          <a href="http://apr.apache.org/">APR Website</a>.</dd>



      <dt>Authn/Authz</dt>

      <dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have

          been renamed along the following lines:

          <ul>

          <li>mod_auth_*  -> Modules that implement an HTTP authentication mechanism</li>

          <li>mod_authn_* -> Modules that provide a backend authentication provider</li>

          <li>mod_authz_* -> Modules that implement authorization (or access)</li>

          <li>mod_authnz_*-> Module that implements both authentication &amp; authorization</li>

          </ul>

          There is a new authentication backend provider

          scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication

          backends.</dd>



      <dt>Connection Error Logging</dt>



      <dd>A new function, <code>ap_log_cerror</code> has been added to log