Apache Module mod_authz_default

Description:	Authorization fallback module
Status:	Base
Module�Identifier:	authz_default_module
Source�File:	mod_authz_default.c
Compatibility:	Available in Apache 2.1 and later

Summary

This module is designed to be the fallback module, if you don't have configured an authorization module like mod_authz_user or mod_authz_groupfile. It simply rejects any authorization request.

Directives

AuthzDefaultAuthoritative

AuthzDefaultAuthoritative Directive

Description:	Sets whether authorization is passed to lower levelmodules
Syntax:	`AuthzDefaultAuthoritative On\|Off`
Default:	`AuthzDefaultAuthoritative On`
Context:	directory, .htaccess
Override:	AuthConfig
Status:	Base
Module:	mod_authz_default

Setting the AuthzDefaultAuthoritative directive explicitly to Off allows for authorization to be passed on to lower level modules (as defined in the modules.c files).

Note

Normally there are no lower level modules, since mod_authz_default is defined to be already on a very low level. Therefore you should leave the value of AuthzDefaultAuthoritative as default (On).