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Slauth version 0.02

Slauth is a set of Perl modules which manage authentication and authorization functions under mod_perl for Apache 2. It has a plugin architecture allowing multiple approaches for administration and user registration. It currently handles HTTP Basic and cookie authentication, depending on which is selected in any given directory. Slauth supports virtual servers with independent configurations.

HISTORY

Slauth was originally developed for use by Stratofox, an amateur aerospace tracking and recovery team. (Sometimes this has also been called "nearspacecraft hunting".)

The ability to have users self-register based on Mailman mail list subscriptions resulted mostly from discussions with two rocket-building groups that Stratofox works with. The rocket-builders parted paths and didn't want each other's private information available to the other. At the time both were nearly ready to attmept the first non-government space launch. After some discussion, this capability was developed by Stratofox during the search for an acceptable method to continue to work with both groups and continue to participate in their launches.

INSTALLATION

Note: instead of using ExtUtils::MakeMaker, the installation process is based on Module::Build (which is intended to supersede it.) The process is similar, using Build.PL instead of Makefile.PL and our own generated Build script (made by Build.PL) instead of your system's make command.

To install this module type the following:

perl Build.PL
Build
Build test
Build install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

        mod_perl for Apache 2.0, CGI, CGI::Carp, CGI::Cookie, Digest::MD5,
        IO::File

WEB SITE AND MAIL LISTS

See http://www.slauth.org/ for more information about the project. There are also mail lists at http://www.slauth.org/mailman/listinfo .

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.5 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.