Information about the package, mod_authnz_external, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mod_authnz_external package is designed for, An Apache module used for authentication.
Package Name:
mod_authnz_external
Summary:
An Apache module used for authentication
Description:
Mod_Auth_External can be used to quickly construct secure, reliable authentication systems. It can also be mis-used to quickly open gaping holes in your security. Read the documentation, and use with extreme caution.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.2.6
Release:
1.el6
Size:
25 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 1.0
Control the mod_authnz_external package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mod_authnz_external
This command will install mod_authnz_external on the server.
yum remove mod_authnz_external
This command will un-install mod_authnz_external on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_authnz_external, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mod_authnz_external
This command will un-install mod_authnz_external on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_authnz_external when using the -y flag.
yum update mod_authnz_external
This command will update mod_authnz_external to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_authnz_external, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mod_authnz_external
This command will update mod_authnz_external to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_authnz_external when using the -y flag.
yum info mod_authnz_external
This command will show you core information about the mod_authnz_external package.
yum deplist mod_authnz_external
This command will show you the dependencies for mod_authnz_external. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mod_authnz_external
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mod_authnz_external. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.