From: Antonio García Domínguez <nyoescape@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:12 GMT
Subject: Re: git-http-backend and Authenticated Pushes
Message-ID: <2b8265361003091101x1e3a3410hc3be2446dc7ddce@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <46a47f951003090908s62512bd7xcbb707205958e004@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ryan,

> Anybody know what I missed?

I think you need authentication for everything regarding
git-receive-pack, even that GET request. I ran into that issue while
patching Redmine's mod-perl authentication module to handle smart HTTP
[1]. Public projects (which have anonymous pull and authenticated
push) would just not work.

Git first GETs that URL you mention, and then POSTs to the usual
git-receive-pack URL. Both need authentication, but you're only
authenticating the POST. I suggest you authenticate every request to
the git-receive-pack service. Try something like this (warning,
untested!):

>        <LocationMatch "^/git/.*/[^/]*git-receive-pack$">

If anyone else has a better idea, I'd like to know myself :-).

[1]: http://www.redmine.org/issues/4905

Cheers,
Antonio