On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Colin 't Hart <colinthart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > We have a web app written in PL/SQL (stored procedures in an Oracle > database). We use Apache and mod_owa (a variant on the mod_plsql theme) as > HTTP glue. Currently we're on Apache 2.2, but upgrading to 2.4 would be an > option. > > Our app handles security itself (our own tables of users and roles); like > all web apps, logged in users get a cookie. For the sake of this discussion, > let's assume our app runs under www.my.com/app > > Now we want to be able to serve some ordinary files using Apache to > authenticated users (registration of downloads basically). Again, for the > sake of discussion, assume that files are served from www.my.com/file > > How can we integrate this with Apache's authentication? Functionally, a user > logged in to our app should be able to download a file without logging in > again elsewhere. Conversely, someone who isn't logged in trying to download > the file should be prompted to log in. > > What's the best way to achieve this? The easiest way? Maybe mod_xsendfile or similar? You'll still have the roundtrip into your app. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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