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D.1.2 Security Modes

On UNIX and Linux, the Chili!Soft ASP engine can be configured to run under either of two security modes, Defined User or Inherited User. Information on changing the Chili!Soft ASP security mode can be found in the Chili!Soft ASP Configuration section. The security mode that you choose will depend on your Web hosting environment.
 

D.1.2.1 Defined User Security Mode

The Defined User security mode is typically used in corporate environments or on a dedicated server Web hosting environment. In Defined User mode, the Chili!Soft ASP engine will run under the account defined in the Chili!Soft ASP configuration file. This is typically the same user that the Web server runs as, often the user nobody. The user account the Chili!Soft ASP engine is configured to run under should have rights to access all .asp and .asa pages, and should also have rights to Chili!Soft ASP configuration files such as casp.cnfg and ODBC.INI.
 

D.1.2.2 Inherited User Security Mode

The Inherited User security model is useful in shared Web hosting environments where many customers are sharing an installation of a Web server and Chili!Soft ASP. In Inherited User mode the Chili!Soft ASP engine will run as the user passed in by the Web server. For example, if the Apache Web server is configured to run as user "john" when someone accesses the virtual server "www.johns-site.com," then the Chili!Soft ASP engine will run under the account "john" when processing ASP page requests for John's site. In this case, the Chili!Soft ASP configuration file will not contain any user or group account information.
 

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