Added description of web server authentication from hanke@rzg.mpg.de

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Stefan Ritt 2015-06-09 16:56:44 +02:00
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you have to change your password by other means (such as via the Windows you have to change your password by other means (such as via the Windows
login if you use a Windows Domain). login if you use a Windows Domain).
</p> </p>
<p>
Beside the Kerberos authentication, elogd version 3.0 and higher can be configured to accept a authentication done
by the webserver.
<ul>
<li>
<b><code>Authentication = Webserver</code></b>
</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>
You can also combine it with other authentication methods as shown for Kerberos.
</p>
<p>
Elogd is then accepting the username set in the Request-Header "X-Forwarded-User" as already logged in.<br/>
To make this work, you need to configure the webserver correctly, as describe in the adminguide.
</p>
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