[mapserver-users] MapServer .map file security question

[Martin Kofahl]

Hello,
with Apache you can set MS_MAPFILE pointing to the desired mapfile and
MS_MAP_NO_PATH in order to disallow overriding it with &map= in the url.
Using this, you even don't have to use &map= at all.

Kind regards,
Martin


2013/2/19 Mark Volz <MarkVolz at co.lyon.mn.us>

> Hi,
>
> I have a server that I would like to run both internal and external
> applications on it.  I know I can use apache to limit who can access
> internal web pages.  However, is there any mechanism to stop an external
> user from drawing an internal actual .map file?  For example, what would
> stop someone from changing the requested map from:
> http://myserver/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=External.map.  To:
> http://myserver/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=Internal.map.
>
> I could see this as an issue if I want to enable wms.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Volz
> GIS Specialist
>
>
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