Intro to Apache - ApacheCon 2005
Apache::AuthCookie and Apache::AuthCookieDBI
  • Perl modules that allow for doing authentication via mod_perl

  • Auth information stored in encrypted cookie, so that you don't have to log in the next time.

  • Can expire the cookie after a given number of days

  • Allows you to log out, which is not possible with regular authentication

  • AuthCookieDBI lets you store login information in any DBI-compliant database

Index
Back to AAA in 2.1
Forward to SSL

ApacheCon 2005 : Intro to Apache - Slide #129 of 164