Intro to Apache - ApacheCon Security - CGI and suexec Suexec lets you run CGI programs as some user other than user and group, sort of. Works in a virtual host context, or in a UserDir context Doesn't load pages with this userID. Just CGI. See the perchild MPM to run an entire vhost as a particular userID.
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ApacheCon : Intro to Apache - Slide #110 of 139