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Apache multiple authentication methods and options

   2009-10-01 23:00:00

Introduction

Apache2 can use several authentication methods and options in order to allow access to the same resource, configured in a single VirtualHost.
In the following case i've illustrated how i solved the needing to access via two different authentication/authorization methods the same <Location></Location> by users registered on different authentication systems and so to have different kinds of permissions on the resource, in this case, subversion repositories.

The Study case

The developers team of the company i actually work for, expressed the needing to give external occasional ...
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PyFiorentina, a great dinner.

   2009-05-09 00:59:48

Never thought to have a very good dinner like i did for the Pycon3 PyFiorentina event.

At the same table: Laura Craighton, Jacob Hallen, Lorenzo Mancini, Daniele Varrazzo, Guido Van Rossum and me. We've enjoyed the fiorentina at the same restaurant as the past years. The dinner had the meeting as the main topic. We've been talking about almost everything. From wines to functional programming, from living in Rome or Florence to Python programming to management systems, mailing lists, and...if i would write all the topics covered ...
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Grand opening at PyCon3 Italia.

   2009-05-08 20:22:00

The first day at PyCon3 has been one of the most interesting days in a confernce i've ever standing at. At first Guido Van Rossum talking about Python since the early days, then Alex Martelli talked about abstraction, in Italian language.

Guido Van Rossum: Python 3000 retrospective

The way has been talked about python was really enjoyful. By its founder and BDFL, we all attended at a very calm and slow talking presentation. Seemed that Guido Van Rossum was even breathing ...incredible ;-)

I liked it a lot since the ...
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I'm a system and network administrator passionate about VHLLs like Python and Ruby. My stronger knowledge is mainly focused on Ubuntu/Debian Linux for web datacenters. I'm a PostgreSQL user with experience as a DBA, member and councillor of the ITPUG, active in the Italian PGDay event organization. I'm interested in the DevOp movement and the agile sysadmin approach.

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