{"description": "The following modules are necessary if this web server will provide content that will\nbe restricted by a password.\n<br /><br />\nAuthentication can be performed using local plain text password files (<tt>authn_file</tt>),\nlocal DBM password files (<tt>authn_dbm</tt>) or an LDAP directory. The only module required by\nthe web server depends on your choice of authentication. Comment out the modules you don't\nneed from the following:\n<pre>LoadModule authn_file_module modules/mod_authn_file.so\nLoadModule authn_dbm_module modules/mod_authn_dbm.so</pre>\n<tt>authn_alias</tt> allows for authentication based on aliases. <tt>authn_anon</tt>\nallows anonymous authentication similar to that of anonymous ftp sites. <tt>authz_owner</tt>\nallows authorization based on file ownership. <tt>authz_dbm</tt> allows for authorization\nbased on group membership if the web server is using DBM authentication.\n<br /><br />\nIf the above functionality is unnecessary, comment out the related module:\n<pre>#LoadModule authn_alias_module modules/mod_authn_alias.so\n#LoadModule authn_anon_module modules/mod_authn_anon.so\n#LoadModule authz_owner_module modules/mod_authz_owner.so\n#LoadModule authz_dbm_module modules/mod_authz_dbm.so</pre>", "warnings": [], "requires": [], "conflicts": [], "values": {}, "groups": {}, "rules": {}, "platform": "", "platforms": [], "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "title": "Minimize Modules for HTTP Basic Authentication", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/http/securing_httpd/httpd_minimize_loadable_modules/httpd_core_modules/httpd_basic_authentication/group.yml"}