[SOLVED] Digest Authentication in PHP / mod_auth_digest

[meldibo]

Hi all

 

I am new to heliohost and wanted to implement Digest HTTP Authentication in a PHP script, but it appears that the mod_auth_digest Apache Module is not installed.

Is this really the case? Is it possible to get it enabled?

(I am on Johnny)

 

Many thanks and regards,

meldibo

[Guest Geoff]

We could install that module for you, but:

 

However, it has not been extensively tested and is therefore marked experimental.

 

Can you find a more stable alternative or not?

[meldibo]

Thanks for tha quick response and for the offer.

 

I was indeed unaware that this module is experimental. Anyway, as I implement the authentication myself anyway, and would have needed the module just so that php fills some variable correctly, i found a workaround.

 

In case anybody needs it:

For beeing able to implement HTTP Digest Authentication in PHP you can use the Rewrite-Engine to assign the HTTP-Auth-String to an enviroment-variable as follows:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
</IfModule>

 

Thanks again geoff and regards,

meldibo

[Guest Geoff]

Glad your problem got solved!

 

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