Re: [cgiapp] Directory structure for website

[Cees Hek <suppressed>]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:42:36 -0500, Scott Prelewicz
<suppressed> wrote:
> Pardon my supreme ignorance ;), but can someone explain what authz/authen
> is?

authen -> Authentication
authz -> Authorization

They are two parts to providing or restricting access to a service. 
Authentication is used to identify who you are dealing with,
Authorization controls who has access to what.

Cheers,

-- 
Cees Hek

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