Apache is an open source HTTP server that is estimated to serve over 50% of all active web sites on the Internet. Apache supports a variety of features, many implemented as compiled modules which extend the core functionality.
Mellon is an apache Apache module for protecting web resources using SAML 2.0, it . It enables Apache to act as a SAML Service Provide Provider (SP), so that Apache can use an external SAML Identity Provider (IdP) as its user authentication server.
Deepnet DualShield is a fully compliant SAML IdP that provides multi-factor user authentication serviceservices. When the Mellon module is installed in an Apache server , and configured to connect to a DualShield server, all or selected resources hosted in the Apache server can be protected with multi-factor authentication.
This document describes how to install the Mellon module on to an Apache server, and plus how to configure the Mellon module to connect to a DualShield server.
This chapter is written based on Apache 12.
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