X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/85aff81cfe50f677ca0e1c307bd55c336ea73288..6d98c5290f2542552979e374d8e3dcbef51f31a6:/doc/plugins/contrib/unixauth.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib/unixauth.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib/unixauth.mdwn index 6cdf87f6a..d91ed45f1 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/contrib/unixauth.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/contrib/unixauth.mdwn @@ -3,17 +3,37 @@ This plugin authenticates users against the Unix user database. It presents a similar UI to [[plugins/passwordauth]], but simpler, as there's no need to be able to register or change one's password. -To authenticate, either [checkpassword](http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html) or [pwauth](http://www.unixpapa.com/pwauth/) must be installed and configured. `checkpassword` is strongly preferred. If your web server runs as an unprivileged user -- as it darn well should! -- then `checkpassword` needs to be setuid root. Other checkpassword implementations are available, notably [checkpassword-pam](http://checkpasswd-pam.sourceforge.net/). +To authenticate, either [checkpassword](http://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html) or [pwauth](http://www.unixpapa.com/pwauth/) must be installed and configured. `checkpassword` is strongly preferred. If your web server runs as an unprivileged user -- as it darn well should! -- then `checkpassword` needs to be setuid root. (Or your ikiwiki CGI wrapper, I guess, but don't do that.) Other checkpassword implementations are available, notably [checkpassword-pam](http://checkpasswd-pam.sourceforge.net/). Config variables that affect the behavior of `unixauth`: * `unixauth_type`: defaults to unset, can be "checkpassword" or "pwauth" * `unixauth_command`: defaults to unset, should contain the full path and any arguments -* `unixauth_sslrequire`: defaults to 1, can be 0 -* `sslcookie`: needs to be 1 if `unixauth_sslrequire` is 1 (perhaps this should be done automatically?) +* `unixauth_requiressl`: defaults to 1, can be 0 +* `sslcookie`: needs to be 1 if `unixauth_requiressl` is 1 (perhaps this should be done automatically?) __Security__: [As with passwordauth](/security/#index14h2), be wary of sending usernames and passwords in cleartext. Unlike passwordauth, sniffing `unixauth` credentials can get an attacker much further than mere wiki access. Therefore, this plugin defaults to not even _displaying_ the login form fields unless we're running under SSL. Nobody should be able to do anything remotely dumb until the admin has done at least a little thinking. After that, dumb things are always possible. ;-) +`unixauth` tests for the presence of the `HTTPS` environment variable. `Wrapper.pm` needs to be tweaked to pass it through; without that, the plugin fails closed. + +[[!toggle id="diff" text="Wrapper.pm.diff"]] + +[[!toggleable id="diff" text=""" + + --- Wrapper.pm.orig 2008-07-29 00:09:10.000000000 -0400 + +++ Wrapper.pm + @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sub gen_wrapper () { #{{{ + my @envsave; + push @envsave, qw{REMOTE_ADDR QUERY_STRING REQUEST_METHOD REQUEST_URI + CONTENT_TYPE CONTENT_LENGTH GATEWAY_INTERFACE + - HTTP_COOKIE REMOTE_USER} if $config{cgi}; + + HTTP_COOKIE REMOTE_USER HTTPS} if $config{cgi}; + my $envsave=""; + foreach my $var (@envsave) { + $envsave.=<<"EOF" + +"""]] + [[!toggle id="code" text="unixauth.pm"]] [[!toggleable id="code" text=""" @@ -27,6 +47,7 @@ __Security__: [As with passwordauth](/security/#index14h2), be wary of sending u use IkiWiki 2.00; sub import { #{{{ + hook(type => "getsetup", id => "unixauth", call => \&getsetup); hook(type => "formbuilder_setup", id => "unixauth", call => \&formbuilder_setup); hook(type => "formbuilder", id => "unixauth", @@ -34,6 +55,36 @@ __Security__: [As with passwordauth](/security/#index14h2), be wary of sending u hook(type => "sessioncgi", id => "unixauth", call => \&sessioncgi); } # }}} + sub getsetup () { #{{{ + return + unixauth_type => { + type => "string", + example => "checkpassword", + description => "type of authenticator; can be 'checkpassword' or 'pwauth'", + safe => 0, + rebuild => 1, + }, + unixauth_command => { + type => "string", + example => "/path/to/checkpassword", + description => "full path and any arguments", + safe => 0, + rebuild => 1, + }, + unixauth_requiressl => { + type => "boolean", + example => "1", + description => "require SSL? strongly recommended", + safe => 0, + rebuild => 1, + }, + plugin => { + description => "Unix user authentication", + safe => 0, + rebuild => 1, + }, + } #}}} + # Checks if a string matches a user's password, and returns true or false. sub checkpassword ($$;$) { #{{{ my $user=shift; @@ -94,9 +145,10 @@ __Security__: [As with passwordauth](/security/#index14h2), be wary of sending u if (! exists $config{unixauth_requiressl}) { $config{unixauth_requiressl} = 1; } - if ($config{unixauth_requiressl} && \ - (! $config{sslcookie} || ! exists $ENV{'HTTPS'})) { - die("SSL required to login. Contact your administrator."); + if ($config{unixauth_requiressl}) { + if ((! $config{sslcookie}) || (! exists $ENV{'HTTPS'})) { + die("SSL required to login. Contact your administrator.
"); + } } if ($form->title eq "signin") {