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Re: authz problem: mixing anon access + protected directory.

From: Omry Yadan <omry_at_yadan.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:47:10 +0300

C. Michael Pilato wrote:

> Omry Yadan wrote:
>> are there any plans to fix this problem?
>> looks like it's a real time waster for many people, as the book does
>> not even hint such a common (required) setup is impossible without
>> special tricks.
>
> I doubt it. I'm not sure that its within Subversion's reach to fix.
> It's rather a quirk of Apache's authn/authz model. (But you're right
> -- the book probably should address this common question.)
>
What if the client sends the authentication credentials anyway (if they
are available or if the user specifies them in the command line), and
webdav is tweaked to authenticate the client in such case even if
resource does not required authentication?

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