Re: [hobbit] Hobbit Authentication with LDAP or NIS

["Steve Holmes" <sholmes42 (at) mac.com>]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:45 AM, Stewart L <stewartl42 (at) gmail.com> wrote:

> I've actually got our Hobbit authing against AD by using LDAP.  Works very
> well.
>
> mod_authnz_ldap is the way to go. I can send you a sanitized hobbit.conf if
> you like to show how we did it...
>
> I've done it on RHEL3 using Apache::AuthNetLDAP and RHEL5 using
> mod_authz_ldap
>
> Stewart
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 3:45 AM, Everett, Vernon <
> Vernon.Everett (at) woodside.com.au> wrote:
>
>>  And authentication to AD is also Apache's job, I presume?
>>
>> I am seeing a pattern evolving here :-)
>>
>> Thanks
>>      Vernon
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:josh (at) imaginenetworksllc.com]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 July 2008 1:42 PM
>> *To:* hobbit (at) hswn.dk
>> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] Hobbit Authentication with LDAP or NIS
>>
>>  This is Apache's job.  It can be done.
>>
>> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_authnz_ldap.html
>> http://www.math.tu-clausthal.de/~matsa/linux/apache-nis/<http://www.math.tu-clausthal.de/%7Ematsa/linux/apache-nis/>
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
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>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
>> --- Henry Spencer
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Everett, Vernon <
>> Vernon.Everett (at) woodside.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all
>>>
>>> I was asked this morning if we can authenticate Hobbit users against our
>>> company LDAP or NIS.
>>> We have multiple hobbit "administrators" and it would be good to keep
>>> track of who acknowledged or updated issues, but maintaining the passwords
>>> manually will be a pain.
>>>
>>> Has anybody done this before?
>>> If so, how?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>     Vernon
>>>
>>>
>>> --
> Stewart
> --
>

We use pubcookie. Works very well if you have real (not self-signed)
certificates. See pubcookie.org.Steve.

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