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File_Passwd::staticAuth()

File_Passwd::staticAuth() -- Fast authentication

Synopsis

require_once 'File/Passwd.php';

mixed File_Passwd::staticAuth (string $type, string $file, string $user, string $pass [, mixed $opt = ''])

Static user autentication.

Though this approach should be reasonable fast, it is NOT with APR compatible MD5 encryption used for htpasswd style password files encrypted in MD5.

Generating one MD5 password takes about 0.25 seconds!

Depending on $type, $opt should be:

string $type

Unix, Cvs, Smb, Authbasic or Authdigest

string $file

path to passwd file

string $user

the user to authenticate

string $pass

the plaintext password

mixed $opt

Returns TRUE if authenticated, FALSE if not, or PEAR_Error on failure.

Table 25-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error Code	Summary
FILE_PASSWD_E_NOT_EXISTS	passwd file doesn't exist
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_OPENED	passwd file couldn't be opened in read mode
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_LOCKED	passwd file couldn't be locked shared
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_UNLOCKED	passwd file couldn't be unlocked (only if auth fails)
FILE_PASSWD_E_FILE_NOT_CLOSED	passwd file couldn't be closed /only if auth fails)
FILE_PASSWD_E_UNDEFINED	if class/file couldn't be loaded
FILE_PASSWD_E_INVALID_ENC_MODE	supplied encryption mode is not supported
FILE_PASSWD_E_USER_NOT_IN_REALM	user doesn't exist in this realm (only File_Passwd_Authdigest)

This function should be called statically.

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