HTTP Authentication Using PHP CGI and Apache

Client Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 624

Got my CGIAuth working so I went ahead and turned off register_globals for my site. The rest of you better get your rears in gear lol

Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 3:13 pm

Yeah, I've never really paid that much attention to it until we just got Raven's email... I guess I have to back and read! Wink

Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:58 am

Me neither, globals always sounded kinda smutty to me but a security threat? Gonna upgrade the old CMS next.

Worker Joined: Aug 27, 2006 Posts: 172

All my CGI stuff is working and fine. My only isse here is that the Sentinel is only installed on my main domain but i do have other nuke sites on sub-directories of my main public_html without sentinel.

The problem now is for those sites too is appearing the CGI scrren for login if i want to go to the admin even having no sentinl installed. How do i make this to heppen only at the main domains?

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:28 am

Try at the root of one of your subdomains adding a .htaccess file with the following:

Code:




<Files admin.php>


   allow from all


</Files>

I am hoping that this will override what is at the root domain level.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:31 pm

montego wrote:

Try at the root of one of your subdomains adding a .htaccess file with the following:

Code:




<Files admin.php>


   allow from all


</Files>

I am hoping that this will override what is at the root domain level.

No. Still asking to login at the server level. My .htacces has only what you metioned above but still appearing the [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ] login screen.

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Your .htaccess has a section that looks similar to this.
<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>
AuthName .....
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile .....
</Files>

Try changing it to this.
<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
AuthName .....
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile .....
</Limit>
</Files>

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:10 am

Raven wrote:

Your .htaccess has a section that looks similar to this.
<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>
AuthName .....
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile .....
</Files>

Try changing it to this.
<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
AuthName .....
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile .....
</Limit>
</Files>

You mean the one on the main domain or the ones in the sub-domains? Because right now the one in the sub-domain has only this:

Code:




<Files admin.php> 


   allow from all 


</Files>

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:38 pm

In the main domain

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:54 pm

Raven wrote:

In the main domain

Still asking for the CGI login after that change

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:56 pm

When I tested it, it seemed to work. I don't know what else to tell you at this point.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:59 am

Raven wrote:

When I tested it, it seemed to work. I don't know what else to tell you at this point.

So i guess i will have to figure it our because we have some sub-clans that we gave them space for their own web site and they don't have NS installed but still they can not access their admin page because of that.

Maybe i will have to turn it off until i found the solution then.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:25 am

I tested it again and it seems to work for me on Linux. What OS and Browser are you using?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:07 pm

Raven wrote:

I tested it again and it seems to work for me on Linux. What OS and Browser are you using?

I am using Linux with Apache 1.3.37 and IE6

Raven, let me ask you a favor. There is another post where montega is trying to help me but few moments ago i realized there is something really weird happening to my main domain address, so i am start to think that that problem may be affecting this solution not to work as well.

Could you take a look on this topic here at my last post? [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:19 am

shotokan wrote:

Could you take a look on this topic here at my last post? [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

Let's not continue the discussion on the other thread here. I agree with Montego that you need to do the echo $content.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:42 am

Raven wrote:

shotokan wrote:

Could you take a look on this topic here at my last post? [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

Let's not continue the discussion on the other thread here. I agree with Montego that you need to do the echo $content.

Sorry Raven but maybe i did not make myself clear. I really don't want to bring that issue to this thread. My poinelly was since that problem is now clear that i am having some sort of issue with my root path, wouldn't that also be affecting the solution you are giving me here for the CGI issue.

I mean if that block issue is beause nuke installation are not being able to recognize my root directory for some reason i think it my affect in a way that no matter what i do on my .htaccess it will never work until i sort that root issue out. Sorry if i confuse you even more.

New Member Joined: Apr 25, 2008 Posts: 6

I'm having the same problem all around, i've spent two days trying every solution, when i go to the admin.php after the initial table loading, site configuration with
RavenNuke[tm] Version 2.20.

As I enter step 10 or whatever, (clanbeowulf.org/html/admin.php) i get the nuke sentinal s**t to come up, of course..but then it doesn't recognize me. I spent all night last night and the night before trying every thing on this server imaginable. I'm stuck..

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:27 am

Well, your path to the .staccess file must be the absolute path and it looks as though you have placed this into a subdirectory under "html", so is ".../html/..." in your path?

It could also be the fact that you are using a subdirectory where the root above it is also a *nuke site. Some server environments do not seem to work right this way and I've never been able to resolve (on some environments - many do work). Maybe try a sub-domain instead of a subdirectory type install.

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:03 am

Just saw your other thread. Please do not double-post. We'll carry this conversation over on your other thread.

Regular Joined: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 91

I am not sure about http auth... But I finished working on admin cgi auth

I only copy path and after that from .htaccess for http auth (.htaccess) in modules/forums/admin. That's all. I renamed rn.htaccess to .htaccess too. Do I miss anything?

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:24 am

Have a read of the HowToInstall files in the RN package and that will explain the process.

If you are receiving the additional login when you try to access the Admin Control Panel then everything should be working OK.

BTW are you trying to protect the forums admin as well? That is what it looks like from the path you have posted above.

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:02 pm

I read the instruction in rn howtoinstall. But it explains very short about http auth. I read the instruction in this thread. Raven's instruction tells you a little bit more. I just added the path. That path is the same with .htaccess. Is it really correct? I am not sure about 3, 4, and 5 steps in Raven's instruction here now. You can pm me. You will know if admin auth cgi and http auth are perfect in my website.

But I tested with opening a link to Nuke Sentinel(tm). It banned me itself. It works successful. I am not sure if it's related with .htaccess and .tsaccess.

I unbanned myself from nuke_nsnst_blocked_ips and /home/username/public_html/folder/.staccess

But I don't know what will http auth do.

I am going to leave a message to Raven. I hope he can test them in my website.

thanks

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:10 pm

You can only use CGI Auth, or HTTP Auth.

If your server supports it you will have the option to use HTTPAuth and all you have to do is activate it. There is no need to then progress onto the setup for CGIAuth.

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:16 pm

Actually maybe my first comment wasn't strictly true, you can use both but there is really is no need too.

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:02 pm

Oh I run admin CGI auth. I like to keep the website to be safe 100%. And I don't know how to turn Nuke Sentinel message.

For example:

We have caught 184 hackers ....

I want it to appear in the website. I found this forums very interesting because Rave Nuke is the best this year. I tested a lot of forums. I love installing different types of forums. I think I am going to stick with Raven Nuke. You guys did really good job. I hope you guys are proud of what have you done and helped. By the way, I still have more questions after I read an answer about turning Nuke Sentinel message on. Thank you very much. Smile