Configuring Apache web server for LDAP Authentication

This has been tested with solaris 8, 9 with Apache 1.3

1.      Copy mod_auth_ldap library to apache's libexec derectory

1. Precompiled mod_auth_ldap.so is located on punldap01 under /export/home/adm/download/
2. #cd Apache_ServerRoot/libexec
3. #cp /net/punldap01/export/home/adm/download/mod_auth_ldap.so .
4. #chown root:bin mod_auth_ldap.so ; chmod 555 mod_auth_ldap.so

2.      Configure httpd.conf.

1. httpd.conf is usually located under /etc/apache/
2. Edit httpd.conf and add the following line appropritaely under Load module sections of the file LoadModule ldap_auth_module libexec/mod_auth_ldap.so
3. Add ldap specific directives, Following is a example to authenticate againnt Username & password from ldapserver punldap01.

<Directory /var/apache/htdocs/Directory_to_be_protected>

AuthType Basic

AuthName "Access Test"

LDAP_Server punldap01.vxindia.veritas.com

UID_Attr uid

Base_DN "ou=people,dc=vxindia,dc=veritas,dc=com"

require valid-user

</Directory>

3.      Restart the apache server and test.

4.      Detailed documentation can be found on following website.

http://www.muquit.com/muquit/software/mod_auth_ldap/mod_auth_ldap.html