web authentification using /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow

samsolaris · 11-07-2003, 02:47 PM

I would like to make a login web-page using /etc/passwd|shadow for authentification...

Someone can help to make that with Perl?

Thanxx

Sam

trickykid · 11-07-2003, 03:00 PM

I wouldn't really advise in using your actual passwd file. Why not just use the basic functions of setting up a .htpasswd file and htaccess with Apache, etc?

samsolaris · 11-07-2003, 03:23 PM

In fact, I use Helios Ethershare (for disk sharing with Macintosh).
When I create a Helios user, it also add an entry in /etc/passwd|shadow.
I would like to use those files to have the same login and password...

markus1982 · 11-07-2003, 04:25 PM

I also do not recommend using a file with sensitive data such as /etc/passwd for validation. It is a potential security hole and it will probably lead to abuse

samsolaris · 11-07-2003, 04:30 PM

Is there an other system to have the same login and password in unix and thru the web server?

trickykid · 11-08-2003, 11:22 AM

Create your htpasswd file to be used with apache and just create the same users and passwords for that file, etc.

Possibly just write a script when adding a user to also add them to the htpasswd file... and so on.. etc.