When using ap_sub_req_method_uri() to perform a subrequest, it skips over all stages straight to the Type Handler phase. This skips over any access/authentication/authorization handlers that have been defined, and allows the type/response phases to be executed directly -- when in fact the client may not be permitted by Limit security settings. In my particular setup, I allow GET/HEAD/POST/OPTIONS to all users; but I limit PUT/DELETE to specific users. I have a piece of code that executes when a POST (that contains specific instructions) is recieved, that performs a subrequest on the current URI as a PUT/DELETE. In effect, I am tunneling PUT/DELETE over POST, something that allows me to have a uniform interface for all clients, while still allowing normal behaviour for web browser clients that are limited to GET/POST method calls only. The behaviour I expected was for the security limits I set up for PUT/DELETE to be honored, and disallow the request should something in the AAA stages not pass; however the use of ap_run_quick_handler() at the end of ap_sub_req_method_uri() bypasses all of these handlers.
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