Re: [cgiapp] Directory structure for website

[Michael Peters <suppressed>]

Scott Prelewicz wrote:
> Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what authz/authen
> is?

authen = Authentication
authz = Authorization

Authentication is the act of verifying who a user is.
Authorization is is the act of verifying if the user determined in the 
Authentication step has permission to perform the given action. 
Authz/Authen are just the shorthand Apache uses.

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Michael Peters
Developer
Plus Three, LP


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