Limiting access to copyright-restricted material on a web server

Hello Folks,
I know this is close in topic to some other recent discussions but please indulge me here.
I have access to a stand-alone web server running OS X 10.5 server. I need to limit access to some copyrighted material on that web server to staff and students of our institution. There is a LDAP database available. The xserve is not currently running Open Directory. On almost any other Apache 2.2.x server, I would probably use a auth-ldap type module but OS X 10.5 doesn't have this.
I know very little about this topic but it seems my options are to compile a new version of Apache with the required modules or to start Open Directory, connect to the ldap database and create a new group of Auth_Users (30,000 records in the LDAP database)and use Realms.
Is this correct? If both options are valid, are there good reasons for going for one rather than the other? Any good documentation out there?
Thank you for your assistance,
Ross.

I would probably use a auth-ldap type module but OS X 10.5 doesn't have this.
No, it has something better.
Since Mac OS X can plug into a number of directory systems (Active Directory, Open Directory, BSD Files, etc.), Apple included the modauthapple which plugs into that system.
Therefore whatever authentication system(s) your Mac is set to use will filter down into Apache.
So step 1 is to join your Mac to the Authentication system (via /Applications/Utilitiy/Directory Utility)
Step 2 is to enable modauthapple
Step 3 is to use Server Admin to define your realm and choose the group from the directory.

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