Re: [Exist-open] Password-protection for the webapps??

[Adam R. <ada...@de...>]

On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 14:26 +0100, Thomas Zastrow wrote:
> Adam Retter wrote:
> 
> >If you stored your queries in the db as opposed to on the filesystem,
> >you could then use eXist's user/password facilities and wrap a simple
> >session based log on form around it. That is how our own xquery
> >webapplication works actually...
> >
> >If you need help with this give me a shout...
> >
> >  
> >
> Oh yes, that would be nice, I'm realy new to this material ... ;-)

I would recommend looking at the Apache route first, for what you have
asked for it sounds easiest for you. The other route requires a bit of
additional XQuery/eXist development...

> >Apache and mod_proxy may still be interesting if you want to password
> >protect a web resource though...
> >
> >  
> >
> Sorry, I don't understand  ... ?? I've got an Apache running on the same 
> machine, how can I use it for accessing eXist ...?

You can proxy any http request through Apache by using Apache's
mod_proxy module, you can find information about it on the Apache
website.

If you were to wrap those proxy configuration lines inside a <Location>
directive in the Apache configuration file you should be able to
restrict them with a username and password of some sort, perhaps using
mod_auth or mod_access.

> Greetings,
> 
> Tom
>  
> 
> 
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