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

From: Omry Yadan <omry_at_yadan.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:23:31 +0300

is it safe to assume no one cares about this bug?

Omry Yadan wrote:

> 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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