Documentation for these functions reads as follows: $r->get_basic_auth_pw If the current request is protected by Basic authentication, this method will return 0, otherwise -1. [snip]
$r->note_basic_auth_failure Prior to requiring Basic authentication from the client, this method will set the outgoing HTTP headers asking the client to authenticate for the realm defined by the configuration directive `AuthName'. Experiments have shown that in an AuthenHandler, get_basic_auth_pw will return AUTH_REQUIRED if the request is protected and the client did not send credentials. Furthermore, note_basic_auth_failure seems to have no effect on the realm name. ### httpd.conf snippet; names changed to protect the innocent ### PerlRequire "/home/www/perl/mod_perl_startup.pl" PerlFreshRestart On <Directory "/home/www/htdocs/secret"> SetHandler perl-script # This module is use lib'd and use'd by the startup script PerlAuthenHandler Secret::Authen PerlHandler Apache::Registry PerlSendHeader Off AuthType Basic AuthName "Secret Subtree" Require valid-user </Directory> ### /httpd.conf ### I was editing the module (Secret::Authen) and restarting both Mozilla and the server between trials. PerlFreshRestart was reloading the module as advertised; this was verified by a `warn' statement that told whether note_basic_auth_failure was executed or skipped. In both cases, Mozilla brought up a password dialog for the realm "Secret Subtree". Also in both cases, multiple Reloads of the page did not require re-entering the password. So what does note_basic_auth_failure *really* do? Finally, I want to fix the get_basic_auth_pw documentation. Where should patches go for that, and in what format? System information: >From vendor (RedHat 7.0) RPM: Perl/5.6.0 >From source: mod_perl/1.26, apache/1.3.20, linux/2.4.16 >From binary: mozilla/0.9.5 (x86 Linux full installer) ===== C. A. "Sapphire Cat" Daelhousen You can love me or hate me, but it won't change who I am. My opinions are my own, until UB purchases my soul. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
