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From: Francesco Giacomini <giaco at cnaf dot infn dot it>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:06:34 +0100
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+# ngx_http_voms_module
+
+## Description
+
+_ngx_http_voms_module_ is a module for the [NGINX web server](https://www.nginx.org/) that enables client-side authentication based on X.509 proxies augmented with Attribute Certificates, typically obtained through a [Virtual Organization Membership Service](https://italiangrid.github.io/voms/) (VOMS).
+
+## Installation
+
+The generic installation instructions are:
+
+    $ cd nginx-1.x.y
+    $ ./configure --add-module=/path/to/ngx_http_voms_module
+    $ make && make install
+
+A Docker image is available for use in the context of the StoRM2 project, where the OpenResty distribution is used:
+
+    $ docker run --rm -it -v /path/to/ngx_http_voms_module:/home/build/ngx_http_voms_module storm2/ngx-voms-build
+    % cd openresty-1.x.y
+    % ./configure ${resty_config_options} --add-module=../ngx_http_voms_module
+    % make && make install
+
+## Variables
+
+The module makes the following variables available for use in an NGINX configuration file:
+
+### voms_fqans
+
+A comma-separated list of _Fully Qualified Attribute Names_
+
+### voms_user
+
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