Contents

• What is WebDAV
  • History of Web Authoring and WebDAV
  • The solutions of WebDAV
  
  
• An WebDAV demo
  • Setting up of Apache and mod_dav
  • Using cadaver - a WebDAV Client
  • Fine-tuning the Server Configuration
  
  
• Syntax and semantics of WebDAV messages
  • The OPTIONS Method
  • The MKCOL Method
  • The PROPFIND Method
  • The LOCK Method
  • The UNLOCK Method
  • The PUT Method
  • The PROPPATCH Method
  
  
• WebDAV Security
  • HTTP Authentication Mechanisms
  • WebDAV and User Authentication
  
  
• Comparing WebDAV and SSH
• Conclusion - The WebDAV Benefits
  • Users Benefits
  • Authors Benefits
  • Administrators Benefits
  
  
• Accessing this document
• Monitoring HTTP Traffic
• List of the Tools and the Programs
  • Apache Httpd 2.2
  • base64
  • Cadaver 0.22.3
  • mod_auth_digest
  • mod_dav
  • TCPWatch