[PLUG] accessing a file server securely through a web browser

[Derek Loree]

On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 09:09, Paul Heinlein wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Derek Loree wrote:
> 
> > WebDAV (known as Internet Folders in Redmond) can have write access
> > in exactly that manner.  Use Apache-ssl to encrypt and Apache Access
> > control to allow only the users you specify.
> 
> I can't speak for IIS's implementation of WebDAV, but on Apache, all
> file ops are carried out under httpd's uid and gid. Apache manages all
> authentication and authorization; the underlying filesystem doesn't
> know a thing.
> 
> So afaik a WebDAV filesystem needs to have one and only one entry
> point: Apache. You can't mix and match regular filesystem access with
> WebDAV.

Samba isn't exactly a regular filesystem, but it is capable of writing
files with a specific uid, independent of the uid of the actual user.  I
have set up systems that use both Samba and WebDAV to read and write the
same files.  Its not regular, but it is a mix.

Derek Loree