[mapserver-users] securing mapserver layers

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Mark,

Early on we set up some Apache rules to handle this, but it's based on a naming mechanism in the MAP files.

If you look at our public facing MAPfile links, each mapfile name looks something like:  <mapfile-title>_public.map

The "_public" chunk is read by Apache as something that is available externally.  We actually came up with five different classes of file types originally, but this is really the only one that we use and it's intended to allow the Mapfile/data custodians a method of making their data available outside if they want to.  They just need to add that chunk of text to their Mapfile and apache lets outside access see them.i've been meaning to set up a whole demo suite of our configuration for a while (few years) now, but just never got around to it.  We have other similar APACHE mod for other things as well that I think others would be interested in.

We have a couple of newer projects that might dictate that we set up some demo product that might morph into some sort of demo eventually.

Bobb



-----Original Message-----
From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mark Volz
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 3:36 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] securing mapserver layers

Hello

I would like to set up mapserver so that some map files are open to anyone, some open to only internal users, and other maps are only open to users that enter in a user name and password.  Is there a way to set up mapserver / Apache so that I can secure the mapserver services for different types of users?

For example:
Public Users, or any users
	http://geomoose.lyonco.org/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=public_map	
Internal Users
	http://geomoose.lyonco.org/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=internal_map
External users with the correct username and password
	http://geomoose.lyonco.org/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=password_protected_map

Thank You


p.s.  I asked a similar question in the past, but I am having trouble finding that question and response.  So I appologize for asking the same question again


Mark Volz, GISP
GIS Specialist


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