Since I'm sitting in the mod_perl handlers talk at ApacheCon 2003 (being given by Rich Bowen, author of Acme::Apache::Werewolf), your request is granted:
package Acme::Apache::ThereCastle;
use strict;
use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
use IP::Country::Fast;
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use vars qw($VERSION);
$VERSION = '1.00';
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sub handler {
my $r = shift;
my $castle = $r->dir_config('CastleHome');
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my $whois = IP::Country::Fast->new();
my $country = $whois->inet_atocc($r->get_remote_host);
return FORBIDDEN unless $country eq $castle;
return OK;
}
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=head1 NAME
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Acme::Apache::ThereCastle
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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<Directory /transylvania>
PerlAccessHandler Acme::Apache::ThereCastle
PerlSetVar CastleHome RO
</Directory>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This mod_perl handler performs the important function of only
allowing people to access a directory from the right part of
the world.
=head1 USAGE
In your configuration file, put the following configuration
<Directory /transylvania>
PerlAccessHandler Acme::Apache::ThereCastle
PerlSetVar CastleHome RO
</directory>
Set the CastleHome variable to match the country which should
have access to your protected directory. This will keep
the peasants from storming your castle.
=head1 AUTHOR
Michael Kellen
idsfa@visi.com
http://www.visi.com/~idsfa/
=head1 COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute
it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
The full text of the license can be found in the
LICENSE file included with this module.
=head1 SEE ALSO
Acme::Apache::Werewolf
IP::Country
Young Frankenstein (1974)
=cut
1;
My parents just came back from a planet where the dominant life form had no
bilateral symmetry, and all I got was this stupid F-Shirt.