diff -ur mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-o/mod_fastcgi.c mod_fastcgi-2.4.2/mod_fastcgi.c
--- mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-o/mod_fastcgi.c	2005-12-25 02:45:12.000000000 -0700
+++ mod_fastcgi-2.4.2/mod_fastcgi.c	2005-12-25 12:14:31.000000000 -0700
@@ -2657,10 +2657,15 @@
     r->status_line = NULL;
 }
 
+#ifdef APACHE22
+static authn_status check_user_authentication(request_rec *r, const char *user, const char *password)
+{
+#else /* !APACHE22 */
 static int check_user_authentication(request_rec *r)
 {
-    int res, authenticated = 0;
     const char *password;
+#endif
+    int res, authenticated = 0;
     fcgi_request *fr;
     const fcgi_dir_config * const dir_config =
         (const fcgi_dir_config *)ap_get_module_config(r->per_dir_config, &fastcgi_module);
@@ -2668,9 +2673,11 @@
     if (dir_config->authenticator == NULL)
         return DECLINED;
 
-    /* Get the user password */
+#ifndef APACHE22
+		/* Get the user password */
     if ((res = ap_get_basic_auth_pw(r, &password)) != OK)
         return res;
+#endif /* APACHE22 */
 
     res = create_fcgi_request(r, dir_config->authenticator, &fr);
     if (res)
@@ -2704,6 +2711,23 @@
         goto AuthenticationFailed;
     }
 
+#ifdef APACHE22
+    if (authenticated)
+        return OK;
+
+AuthenticationFailed:
+    if (!(dir_config->authenticator_options & FCGI_AUTHORITATIVE))
+        return AUTH_DENIED; // FIXME -- should be decline?
+
+    /* @@@ Probably should support custom_responses */
+    ap_note_basic_auth_failure(r);
+    ap_log_rerror(FCGI_LOG_ERR_NOERRNO, r,
+        "FastCGI: authentication failed for user \"%s\": %s",
+        r->user, r->uri);
+
+		return (res == OK) ? AUTH_DENIED : AUTH_GRANTED;
+
+#else /* !APACHE22 */
     if (authenticated)
         return OK;
 
@@ -2722,6 +2746,7 @@
 #endif
 
         return (res == OK) ? HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED : res;
+#endif /* !APACHE22 */
 }
 
 static int check_user_authorization(request_rec *r)
@@ -2913,6 +2938,15 @@
 
 #ifdef APACHE2
 
+#ifdef APACHE22
+static const authn_provider authn_fastcgi_provider =
+{
+    &check_password,
+		NULL,
+};
+#endif /* APACHE22 */
+
+
 static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t * p)
 {
     /* ap_hook_pre_config(x_pre_config, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE); */
@@ -2923,6 +2957,11 @@
     ap_hook_access_checker(check_access, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_auth_checker(check_user_authorization, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE);
     ap_hook_fixups(fixups, NULL, NULL, APR_HOOK_MIDDLE); 
+#ifdef APACHE22
+		ap_register_provider(p, AUTHN_PROVIDER_GROUP, "fastcgi", "0",
+			 &authn_fastcgi_provider);
+#endif /* APACHE22 */
+
 }
 
 module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA fastcgi_module =