CGI-WRAPPER(1)                                                  CGI-WRAPPER(1)



NAME
       cgi-wrapper - run CGI programs in a secured environment



DESCRIPTION
       The CGI-wrapper can be used to run certain CGI programs with a
       different userid then the webserver's userid. To function properly, the
       CGI-wrapper binary needs the su-bit. To prevent abuse, it has the
       necessary security checks. The CGI-wrapper can only be executed by the
       Hiawatha webserver. It uses the Hiawatha PID-file for this
       verification.



CONFIGURATION
       The CGI-wrapper can be configured via the configuration file
       /etc/hiawatha/cgi-wrapper.conf. The following options are available:

       CGIhandler = <CGI handler>[, <CGI handler>, ...]
              Normally, only files inside the WebsiteRoot will be executed.
              CGI-handlers are usually not inside this directory. Use this
              option to specify binaries that are outside the WebsiteRoot and
              the CGI-wrapper is still allowed to execute.
              Example: CGIhandler = /usr/bin/php4-cgi


       Wrap = <wrap_id>;<path>|~<username>;<userid>[:<groupid>[, <groupid>,
       ...]]
              Via a Wrap-entry, you can control the CGI-wrapper. The <wrap_id>
              is used to 'bind' it to a virtual host. See CGIwrapId in
              hiawatha(1) for more information.
              The second option specifies the rootdirectory of the CGI
              program: it must be located with in this directory or a
              subdirectory. Specifiy a complete path or use the homedirectory
              of a user + "/public_html/" by specifing it's username preceded
              by a '~'. In case of a complete path, it's advisable to use the
              WebsiteRoot of the associated virtual host. When you specify a
              complete path, you can replace one slash by a pipe-sign. The
              part before the pipe-sign will be used for chroot. Be carefull
              with using chrooted CGI's in combination with UserWebsite and
              Alias (see hiawatha(1) for more information about these
              options).
              The last options are userid and groupid of the CGI process. If
              the groupid is omitted, it will be looked up in /etc/passwd and
              /etc/group. The userid and groupid 'root' are not allowed here.
              Example: Wrap = test;/var/www/testsite;testuser
                       Wrap = jail;/usr/jail|sites/public;1001:101

              The CGI-wrapper needs Hiawatha's pidfile to work.

              Using "CGIwrapId = some_id" and "Wrap = some_id;~hugo;hugo" is
              the same as using "CGIwrapId = ~hugo".


       Most of the parameters in cgi-wrapper.conf are already present in
       hiawatha.conf. The reason why they have to be specified again and why
       they are not being passed on by Hiawatha, is that when Hiawatha has a
       vulnerability, because of a bug in an external library of course :),
       the CGI-wrapper can't be used to execute every program on the disk. So
       it is done for a security reason.



CHROOT
       Tip: use the 'newroot' utility to copy/link binaries, such as 'bash' or
       'php-cgi', to a chroot directory.



SEE ALSO
       The CGI-wrapper is part of the Hiawatha webserver. See hiawatha(1) for
       more information about Hiawatha.



AUTHOR
       Hugo Leisink <hugo@hiawatha-webserver.org> - http://www.hiawatha-
       webserver.org/



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