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Update README.md - add link to new ArchitectureConsiderations wiki page (cookies, sessions, environment variables, etc.)
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Original Author: Nathan Neulinger ([email protected])
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**Mod_authnz_external is a flexible tool for building custom basic authentication systems for the [Apache HTTP Server](http://httpd.apache.org)**. "Basic Authentication" is a type of authentication built into the HTTP protocol, in which the browser automatically pops up a login box when the user requests a protected resource, and the login ids and passwords entered are checked by Apache. Mod_auth*_external allows the password checking normally done inside Apache to be done by an separate external program running outside of Apache.
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**Mod_authnz_external is a flexible tool for building custom basic authentication systems for the [Apache HTTP Server](http://httpd.apache.org)**. "Basic Authentication" is a type of authentication built into the HTTP protocol, in which the browser automatically pops up a login box when the user requests a protected resource, and the login ids and passwords entered are checked by Apache. Mod_auth*_external allows the password checking normally done inside Apache to be done by an separate external program running outside of Apache. This design leads to a number of important side-effects, please read [Important Considerations for Authenticator Design](../../wiki/ArchitectureConsiderations) in our wiki.
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![high-level overview diagram of mod_authnz_external](/documentation/mod_authnz_external%20overview.png)
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