[users@httpd] https RewriteRule before authentication

["Diana Shepard" <Diana.Shepard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Title: https RewriteRule before authentication

I am running Apache 2.0.53 on Sun Solaris 9.

I am trying to force the use of https for a particular web site. 
I've done:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.somewhere.com
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /somestring/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.somewhere.com/$1
</VirtualHost>

The problem is that the user must first be authenticated against an ldap
and that password authentication happens before the redirect;
defeats the whole purpose. The purpose is to encrypt the login to the ldap.

Any suggestions?

Diana Shepard
University of Colorado, Boulder
303-492-9201

Diana Shepard
University of Colorado
University Management Systems
Unix System Admin
diana.shepard@xxxxxxxxx
303-492-9201