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        apache:
        http://mod-auth-shadow.sourceforge.net/
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This perl module is designed to work with mod_perl. It is a direct
adaptation (i.e. I modified the code) of Michael Parker's
(B<parker@austx.tandem.com>) Apache::AuthenSmb module.

The module uses getpwnam to retrieve the B<passwd> entry from the
B</etc/passwd> file, using the supplied username as the search key.  It
then uses B<crypt()> to verify that the supplied password matches the
retrieved hashed password.

= head2 Apache::AuthenPasswd vs. Apache::AuthzPasswd

I've taken "authentication" to be meaningful only in terms of a user and
password combination, not group membership.  This means that you can use
Apache::AuthenPasswd with the B<require user> and B<require valid-user>
directives.  In the /etc/passwd and /etc/group context I consider B<require
group> to be an "authorization" concern.  I.e., group authorization
consists of establishing whether the already authenticated user is a member

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DESCRIPTION
     This perl module is designed to work with mod_perl and the
     Net::NIS module by Rik Haris (rik.harris@fulcrum.com.au).
     It is a direct adaptation (i.e. I modified the code) of
     Michael Parker's (parker@austx.tandem.com) Apache::AuthenSmb
     module.

     The module uses getpwnam to retrieve the passwd entry from
     the /etc/passwd file, using the supplied username as the
     search key.  It then uses crypt() to verify that the
     supplied password matches the retrieved hashed password.

     Apache::AuthenPasswdApache::AuthzPasswd

     I've taken "authentication" to be meaningful only in terms
     of a user and password combination, not group membership.
     This means that you can use Apache::AuthenPasswd with the
     require user and require valid-user directives.  In the
     /etc/passwd and /etc/group context I consider require group
     to be an "authorization" concern.  I.e., group authorization