DACS,a light-weight single sign-on and role-based security system for Apache or server-based software, provides comprehensive authentication capabilities, and powerful, transparent rule-based authorization checking for any web service or CGI program.

The latest release is DACS 1.5.1 (26-Oct-2025)
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Get it at https://dacs.dss.ca/download.html

Features

  • universal, extensible, modular, efficient authentication methods
  • transparent, rule-based authorization
  • lightweight, secure single sign-on
  • account provisioning, audit trail
  • cryptographic functionality

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License

Sleepycat License

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Mac

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Developers, System Administrators

User Interface

Command-line, Web-based

Programming Language

C

Database Environment

Berkeley/Sleepycat/Gdbm (DBM), Other API

Related Categories

C Security Software, C CGI Scripts, C HTTP Servers, C Authentication Software, C Single Sign On (SSO) Software

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2003-05-14