topic Apache & double access in Operating System - Linux

Apache & double access

Josef Forman — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:28:37 GMT

Hi everybody!
I need to tune my apache to accept requests to one "web application" from two groups which differs by used authentication method. One group should be authorized via kerberos and the other via basic authentication. Separated, everything works great, but i don't know how to combine this two methods on access one directory?

Is there any other chance to configure it properly?

Thanks for any advice
P.

Re: Apache & double access

Ivan Ferreira — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:34:26 GMT

I think that you cannot use both authentication methods for the same directory in the same configuration file. What you could do is to create virtual servers and then configure the same directory for each virtual server with different authentication method. The only thing is that users should access to the URL of the virtual server that corresponds with their authentication method, for example:

https://application.krb.domain.com/directory (For kerberos authentication)
https://application.bsc.domain.com/directory (For basic authentication)

Re: Apache & double access

Josef Forman — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:12:20 GMT

Yes, you are right, but i did it different way.
I used two direcotries with the same content (command mount --bind oldir newdir) and in httpd.conf is different statement for every authentication method.

thanks anyway