[ANNOUNCE] Apache::SSLLookup 2.00_01

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from the README:

NAME

Apache::SSLLookup - hooks for various mod_ssl functions

SYNOPSIS

in httpd.conf:

  # pre-loading via PerlModule or startup.pl is REQUIRED!!!
  PerlModule Apache::SSLLookup

in any handler:

  sub handler {
    my $r = Apache::SSLLookup->new(shift);

    my $request_is_over_ssl = $r->is_https;

    my $value = $r->lookup_var('SSL_CLIENT_VERIFY');

    ...
  }

DESCRIPTION

Apache::SSLLookup is a glue layer between Perl handlers
and the mod_ssl public API.  under normal circumstances, you would
use $r-subprocess_env() to glean information about mod_ssl.
for example,

  my $request_is_over_ssl = $r->subprocess_env('HTTPS');

however, this is only possible after mod_ssl runs its fixups -
that is, Perl handlers can only accurately check the
subprocess_env table for mod_ssl information in the
PerlResponsePhase or later.

this module allows you to query mod_ssl directly via its public
C API at any point in the request cycle.  but without using C,
of course.


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