Nginx randomly crashes

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 12:11:58PM +0100, Patrick Lists wrote:

> On 02/01/2013 12:07 PM, rg00 wrote:
> >I really need ldap authentication, is there an alternative to that module?
> 
> A quick google gave:
> 
> https://github.com/kvspb/nginx-auth-ldap

This one blocks as well.

There is no non-blocking API in PAM, hence correct nginx module to 
use PAM for authentication is something impossible to write.  And 
LDAP client libraries out there are blocking too, so writing LDAP 
authentication module isn't something simple.

> http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,18552

Yep, using X-Accel-Redirect is a good way to handle any 
needed authentication/authorization.

Alternatively, one may use auth request module:

http://mdounin.ru/hg/ngx_http_auth_request_module

I wrote it once tired reading questions about PAM/LDAP/whatever 
authentication modules and various blocking solutions people write 
and try to use.  Compared to X-Accel-Redirect it is simplier for 
general use.

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