.htaccess or OS related?
Bill Moran
wmoran at potentialtech.com
Mon Jul 7 12:47:50 UTC 2008
In response to "Jos Chrispijn" <jos at webrz.net>:
> Bill,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
Keep the list in the loop on replies.
> > The algorithm is part of Apache and has little or nothing to do with
> > the OS on which it runs.
>
> I see, so .htpasswd is an Apache utility then; didn't know that.
>
> > And the encryption used to store passwords in .htaccess files is known
> > to be weak. If you need something strong, look to one of the other mod_*
> > security packages instead of .htaccess passwords.
>
> What other mod_* security package would you recommend?
I won't _recommend_ anything. However, I will point out that there's a
mod_ldap, mod_auth_kerb, and mod_auth_pam. There are probably others
that I'm forgetting.
--
Bill Moran
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