[Mono-list] apache and mono some kind of authentication

[Gonzalo Paniagua Javier]

On Mon, 2008-10-20 at 17:29 +0200, Peter Hagen wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> does anybody know if its possible to use a mono executable / module / or
> something to tell apache if he is allowed to pass or access a certain
> file? 
> 
> For example, someone authenticates on my website (mono), which is behind
> a apache proxy. Now I want to access another part of the network through
> the same apache server, which should check if i have logged into that
> other website (same domain, so cookies could be used). This module/exec.
> or something should only return true/false i guess. 
> 
> does anyone have a solution for this? I dont want to use the basic
> authentication crap and I really want to stick to mono

You can certainly achieve this by creating your own IHttpModule
(http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020417.htm)


-Gonzalo