From c0e6e3cde8196272cb7839a3789ce6e0854b572e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Ritt Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:56:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added description of web server authentication from hanke@rzg.mpg.de --- doc/config.html | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/config.html b/doc/config.html index 48060644..f8a20465 100755 --- a/doc/config.html +++ b/doc/config.html @@ -2208,6 +2208,22 @@ Options Location = Main Building{a}, New Building{b}, Old Building{c} you have to change your password by other means (such as via the Windows login if you use a Windows Domain).

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+ Beside the Kerberos authentication, elogd version 3.0 and higher can be configured to accept a authentication done + by the webserver. +

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+ You can also combine it with other authentication methods as shown for Kerberos. +

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+ Elogd is then accepting the username set in the Request-Header "X-Forwarded-User" as already logged in.
+ To make this work, you need to configure the webserver correctly, as describe in the adminguide. +