SUMMARY: iPlanet password security
2007-12-25 0:11:00
authentication. If this is indeed the case, I'm pretty dissappointed.
Whatever happenned to making the simple things simple? Anyway, now I
need to install an LDAP server and work out how to configure it for
the simple task of one username and password... sigh.
Thanks for the help anyway, gurus :)
rr
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 04:26:06PM +1030, Richard Russell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an iPlanet (Sun ONE) Web Server, Enterprise Edition 6.0 running
> on a V100 with Solaris 8. I have a vitrual server that has a directory
> structure as follows:
>
> <server_root>/index.html
> <server_root>/Application1/
> <server_root>/Application2/
>
> ... and I want to be able to restrict access to Application1 to a
> single user, while leaving index.html and the Application2 separate.
> Now, I've discovered the ACL file editing on the web-based admin
> interface, and indeed, I have set up my ACL file approximately as I
> want it[1]. However, I can't figure out what I'm supposed to be
> authenticating against. In Apache, I use htpasswd to create an apache
> passwd file... What do I use with iPlanet?
>
> thanks
>
> rr
>
> [1] The ACL file (slightly edited for privacy)
> ----
> version 3.0;
> acl "default";
> authenticate (user, group) {
> prompt = "iPlanet Web Server";
> };
> allow (read, list, execute,info) user = "anyone";
> allow (write, delete) user = "all";
>
> acl "es-internal";
> allow (read, list, execute,info) user = "anyone";
> deny (write, delete) user = "anyone";
>
> acl "path=/<application_path>";
> authenticate (user,group) {
> database = "default";
> method = "basic";
> prompt = "<Application Name>";
> };
> allow (all)
> (user = "<username>");
>
> deny (all)
> (user = "anyone");
> ----
>
>
>
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