Appendix A - The Apache server configurations

The configuration sections in the Shibboleth configuration file apache.config (for Apache 1.3) or apache2.config (for Apache 2.0) as part of the Apache server configuration file httpd.conf for setting up 4 locations for testing purposes:

<Location /public>
</Location>

<Location /simple>
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Basic Authentication"
  require valid-user
  AuthUserFile APACHE_HOME/conf/user.db
</Location>

<Location /shibsecure>
  AuthType shibboleth
  ShibRequireSession On
  require valid-user
</Location>

<Location /secure2>
  AuthType shibboleth
  PermisAuthorization
  ShibRequireSession On
  require valid-user
</Location>

Please note that location </public> contains no directives so it's public to any user.

Please note, to create the Authentication User File APACHE_HOME/conf/user.db for Apache basic authentication, you should use the Apache tool htpasswd at the Shibboleth target site computer:

  cd APACHE_HOME/conf/

  APACHE_HOME/bin/htpasswd -cb user.db User0 User0

This will create a username/password pair User0/User0 in the file user.db. To add one more username/password, you should use the command:

  cd APACHE_HOME/conf/

  APACHE_HOME/bin/htpasswd -b user.db User1 User1

This will add a username/password pair User1/User1 in the file user.db.

If you have any further queries regarding PERMIS SAAM, please contact either:

Wensheng Xu at w.xu@kent.ac.uk

or

Alexander Otenko at: o.otenko@kent.ac.uk