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This package can be used with pwauth to provide secure auth against PAM without
exposing /etc/shadow file.

To use it on Debian, make sure to also pwauth package then add these lines to
relevant Location or Directory section:
    AuthBasicProvider external
    AuthExternal pwauth

And to the related virtual host section:
   AddExternalAuth pwauth /usr/sbin/pwauth
   SetExternalAuthMethod pwauth pipe

See these links for more info:
README file
http://blog.innerewut.de/2007/6/26/apache-2-2-authentication-with-mod_authnz_external
http://www.unixpapa.com/mod_auth_external