https://github.com/pariahsoft/libvmod-authentication

Basic HTTP authentication module for Varnish Cache.
https://github.com/pariahsoft/libvmod-authentication

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Basic HTTP authentication module for Varnish Cache.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pariahsoft/libvmod-authentication
• Owner: pariahsoft
• License: other
• Created: 2011-08-18T13:26:10.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2011-11-24T11:55:22.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-31T22:56:32.899Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 121 KB
• Stars: 15
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
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vmod_authentication

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Varnish HTTP Authentication Module

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:Author: Omega Software Development Group

:Date: 2011-11-24

:Version: 0.9

:Manual section: 3

SYNOPSIS

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import authentication;

DESCRIPTION

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Implements basic HTTP authentication in Varnish.

FUNCTIONS

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match

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Prototype

	match(STRING username, STRING password)

Return value

	BOOL

Description

	Tests the client's given credentials (if any) against a specified username and password, returning true if matched.

Example

	Throwing a "401 Authentication Required" error if the client fails to authenticate as **admin** with password **test**.

	::

		if(req.url ~ "^/protected/") {

			if(!authentication.match("admin", "test")) {

				error 401 "Authentication Required";

			}

		}

COPYRIGHT

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This document is licensed under the same license as the

libvmod-example project. See LICENSE for details.

* Copyright (c) 2011 Omega Software Development Group