The Privilege Separation patches for Apache HTTPD
and 'mod_dav' address the problem that an Apache
WebDAV server can only write files as the
non-privileged Web server user (usually something
like 'nobody' or 'www'). The patches address this
shortcoming in a secure way by adding privilege
separation to the Apache Web server (conceptually
similar to SSH privilege separation). A
privilege-separated Apache can be used to provide
secure WebDAV write access to ~user directories
and allow the use of per-user Unix quotas. When
combined with mod_ssl, it provides a convenient
and secure remote file serving system, as WebDAV
clients are seamlessly integrated into both
Windows and Mac OS X.
