This is seriously the wrong list for this. Why don't you ask on the apache-users list?
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Robert W. Kramer III wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > For several days now I have been searching the 'net for information on > Apache and MD5/DES. My search strings have been fairly specific, but no > matter how or where I look, the ones talking the most about Apache, Win32, > MD5, DES are PHP related groups - and you get into it deeply. So, I'm taking > a chance here... > > We've decided to migrate a couple of our services from Linux Redhat servers > to W2K servers. One of the services we're trying to put together is HTTP > with Frontpage Server Extensions, PHP, Perl, CGI, etc. > > We've installed Apache 2.0.42 on W2K with FP 2000 Server Extensions. > Unfortunately, Frontpage uses DES encryption when creating passwords either > from within Frontpage client or from the command line program fpsrvadm on > the server itself. Both of these methods write user passwords in DES > encrypted form. > > Apache itself though is defaulting to use MD5 - not only via the htpasswd > command but also when it authenticates users. The error_log shows this > error: > > [Wed Nov 13 14:00:22 2002] [error] [client 123.123.123.123] user test: > authentication failure for "/~test/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.exe": Password > Mismatch > > I can 'fix' this problem by running the apache2/bin/htpasswd and creating > service.pwd with the same username and password. The service.pwd file is > then copied to the FP enabled web site in /_vti_pvt/ - after this, all > problems (apparent ones anyway) go away. Apache on our W2K server simply > will not deal with Frontpage's DES encrypted password files. > > I just know one, if not most of you, are going to know: What module or > library is required for DES authentication using Apache 2.0.42 for Win32? Is > there an Apache directive that is eluding me? > > Thank you for any help you can offer. > > Bob Kramer > > > > > -- > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
