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19.5. mod_auth_anon

The mod_auth_anon module determines which clients can access parts of the server anonymously. A standard anonymous connection uses the user anonymous with the client user's email address as password. Use of this module allows the server to track visitors and what pages they have requested.

Anonymous

Anonymous user1 user2 ...

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

Specifies a list of users who do not require password authentication to access documents in this realm. The user IDs are case-insensitive. For example:

Anonymous anonymous guest "Some User"
Anonymous_Authoritative

Anonymous_Authoritative on|off

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

Decides at which level authentication and authorization can be performed. If off is specified, and there is no user ID matching the requester, authentication and authorization are passed to lower-level modules, which allow anonymous access to their respective content based on individual settings.

Anonymous_LogEmail

Anonymous_LogEmail on|off

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

If set to on, logs the anonymous password entry (the requested email address) to the error log. The default is on.

Anonymous_MustGiveEmail

Anonymous_MustGiveEmail on|off

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

If set to on, prohibits blank passwords from being used. The default is on.

Anonymous_NoUserID

Anonymous_NoUserID on|off

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

If set to on, allows the user ID entry to be empty. The default is off, which specifies that the client must enter a user ID.

Anonymous_VerifyEmail

Anonymous_VerifyEmail on|off

[Within <Directory>, or .htaccess]

If set to on, verifies that the password entered contains a @ and a . character. The default is off.



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