[users@httpd] Single Sign-On to Virtual Hosts

[David Knecht <david.knecht@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is probably a rather simple question related to single sign-on to 
virtual hosts. Although I did some research I need some advice that 
points me to the right direction...

This is the environment:

Virtual host A; Allowed users: administrator, user_a
Virtual host B; Allowed users: administrator, user_b
Virtual host C; Allowed users: administrator, user_a, user_c

I'd like to create an administrator account using Apache's basic 
authentication feature. Whenever the administrator is successfully 
authenticated to one of these virtual hosts then no additional 
authentication/login should be required when accessing the other virtual 
hosts. The same applies to non-administrator users. Here, every 
individual user is allowed to login only to explicitely assigned virtual 
hosts.

I am currently using this type of authentication definitions in every 
single virtual host container of my test setup:

...
	<Location "/xyz">
	        AuthType Basic
	        AuthName "Virtual Host A"
		AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/virtual_host_a_htpasswd
	        Require valid-user
	</Location>
...

Every virtual host container is currently using its own AuthUserFile. I 
assume that using one single AuthUserFile (/etc/httpd/htpasswd) for all 
user definitions as well as "Require administrator user_a" etc. on every 
individual virtual host is the way to go. However, I did not manage to 
make the single sign-on work so far...

I am using Apache 2.0.52.

Thanks for your help, David


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