How To Install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34.
What is mod_authnz_external
Mod_Auth_External can be used to quickly construct secure, reliable authentication systems. It can also be misused to quickly open gaping holes in your security. Read the documentation, and use with extreme caution.
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_authnz_external.
Install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install mod_authnz_external using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_authnz_external
Install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install mod_authnz_external using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_authnz_external
How To Uninstall mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the mod_authnz_external package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_authnz_external
mod_authnz_external Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/httpd/conf.d/authnz_external.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-authnz_external.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/2106fc5e4d30a0b7dada9ed6491eb0997af909
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_authnz_external.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external/AUTHENTICATORS
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external/README
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external/TODO
/usr/share/doc/mod_authnz_external/UPGRADE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_authnz_external on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.