The OpenILS::WWW::AccessHandler Perl module is intended for limiting patron access to configured locations in Apache. These locations could be folder trees, static files, non-Evergreen dynamic content, or other Apache features/modules. It is intended as a more patron-oriented and transparent version of the OpenILS::WWW::Proxy and OpenILS::WWW:Proxy::Authen modules.

Instead of using Basic Authentication the AccessHandler module instead redirects to the OPAC for login. Once logged in additional checks can be performed, based on configured variables:

Use of the module is a simple addition to a Location block in Apache:

<Location /path/to/be/protected>
    PerlAccessHandler OpenILS::WWW::AccessHandler
    # For each option you wish to set:
    PerlSetVar OPTION "VALUE"
</Location>

The available options are:

As the AccessHandler module does not actually serve the content it is protecting, but instead merely hands control back to Apache when it is done authenticating, you can protect almost anything else you can serve with Apache.