ngx_http_auth_pam_module

I already have a list of users in a mysql database that I use for postfix smtp authentication/sasl.

I wonder, whether the list can be used for http authentication 😀 . Well, let’s find out.

First of all, of course we must compile nginx to support http_auth_pam_module module.
download ngx_http_auth_pam_module-1.2.tar.gz

When compiling from source build as usual adding the -add-module option:

./configure --add-module=$PATH_TO_MODULE

My pam_mysql for postfix smtp authentication /etc/pam.d/smtp

auth required pam_mysql.so user=user passwd=pass host=localhost db=db table=mailbox usercolumn=username passwdcolumn=password crypt=1 md5=1 sqlLog=0
account sufficient pam_mysql.so user=user passwd=pass host=localhost db=db table=mailbox usercolumn=username passwdcolumn=password crypt=1 md5=1 sqllog=0