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diff --git a/docs/howto/apache-auth.txt b/docs/howto/apache-auth.txt index 8fd3da2612..b3723f92c6 100644 --- a/docs/howto/apache-auth.txt +++ b/docs/howto/apache-auth.txt @@ -1,12 +1,17 @@ -.. _howto-apache-auth: - ========================================================= Authenticating against Django's user database from Apache ========================================================= +.. warning:: + + Support for mod_python has been deprecated within Django. At that + time, this method of authentication will no longer be provided by + Django. The community is welcome to offer its own alternate + solutions using WSGI middleware or other approaches. + Since keeping multiple authentication databases in sync is a common problem when dealing with Apache, you can configuring Apache to authenticate against Django's -:ref:`authentication system <topics-auth>` directly. For example, you +:doc:`authentication system </topics/auth>` directly. For example, you could: * Serve static/media files directly from Apache only to authenticated users. |