---
name: "Authen::Simple::DBM"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libauthen-simple-dbm-perl"
version: "0.2-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Authen::Simple::DBM"
---

# Authen::Simple::DBM(3pm)

Simple DBM authentication

## NAME

Authen::Simple::DBM - Simple DBM authentication

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Authen::Simple::DBM;

    my $dbm = Authen::Simple::DBM->new(
        path => '/var/db/www/passwd'
    );

    if ( $dbm->authenticate( $username, $password ) ) {
        # successfull authentication
    }

    # or as a mod_perl Authen handler
    PerlModule Authen::Simple::Apache
    PerlModule Authen::Simple::DBM
    PerlSetVar AuthenSimpleDBM_path "/var/db/www/passwd"
    <Location /protected>
      PerlAuthenHandler Authen::Simple::DBM
      AuthType          Basic
      AuthName          "Protected Area"
      Require           valid-user
    </Location>
```

## DESCRIPTION

DBM authentication.

## METHODS

- •

  new

  This method takes a hash of parameters. The following options are valid:

  - •

    path

    Path to DBM file. Usually specified without trailing `".db"`, `".pag"`  or `".dir"` suffix. Required.

    ```
        path => '/var/db/www/passwd'
    ```

  - •

    type

    DBM type. Valid options are: `"DB"`, `"GDBM"`, `"NDBM"` and `"SDBM"`. Defaults to `"SDBM"`.

    ```
        type => 'NDBM'
    ```

    - •

      CDB

      Constant Database

    - •

      DB

      Berkeley DB

    - •

      GDBM

      GNU Database Mandager

    - •

      NDBM

      New Database Mandager. `"path"` should be specified without a trailing `".db"`  suffix.

    - •

      SDBM

      Substitute Database Mandager. Comes with both with perl and Apache. `"path"`  should be specified without a trailing `".pag"` or `".dir"` suffix.

  - •

    log

    Any object that supports `"debug"`, `"info"`, `"error"` and `"warn"`.

    ```
        log => Log::Log4perl->get_logger('Authen::Simple::DBM')
    ```

- •

  authenticate( `$username`, `$password` )

  Returns true on success and false on failure.

## SEE ALSO

Authen::Simple.

Authen::Simple::Password.

[**htdbm**(1)](/htdbm/1.md)

[**dbmmanage**(1)](/dbmmanage/1.md)

\<http://www.unixpapa.com/incnote/dbm.html\> - Overview of various DBM's.

\<http://cr.yp.to/cdb.html\> - CDB

AnyDBM\_File - Compares different DBM's

## AUTHOR

Christian Hansen `"ch@ngmedia.com"`

## COPYRIGHT

This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify  it under the same terms as Perl itself.