[mod_python] Attempting to use mod_python on a site which uses digest autentication

Graham Dumpleton grahamd at dscpl.com.au
Thu Apr 21 18:30:26 EDT 2005


On 22/04/2005, at 12:01 AM, Stephen Vermeulen wrote:

> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>
>>
>> On 21/04/2005, at 2:11 PM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 21/04/2005, at 1:39 PM, Stephen Vermeulen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am trying to use the publisher handler. I have a basic test using  
>>>> mod_python working, but when I add
>>>> digest authentication to the directories on the web server it stops  
>>>> working. I am not trying to handle the
>>>> authentication with mod_python, rather I'm letting apache do its  
>>>> thing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Probably could be regarded as a bug in mod_python.publisher. I
>>> will log a bug report if I truly determine that it is.
>>
>>
>> Logged as:
>>
>>   http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-47
>
> Thanks, at least now I know about the limitation.  While searching  
> around for
> more help on this I eventually came across this:
>
> http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2004-April/015452.html
>
> artical from 2004 which references this:
>
> http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-September/ 
> 013071.html
>
> artical which looks like it might contain a fix for this that was  
> submitted in 2002?

Good hunting.

Have added a reference to this previous posting to the bug report.



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