diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/handlers/__init__.py b/django/contrib/auth/handlers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/handlers/modpython.py b/django/contrib/auth/handlers/modpython.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a29051b4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/handlers/modpython.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from mod_python import apache
+import os
+
+def authenhandler(req, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Authentication handler that checks against Django's auth database.
+    """
+
+    # mod_python fakes the environ, and thus doesn't process SetEnv.  This fixes
+    # that so that the following import works
+    os.environ.update(req.subprocess_env)
+
+    from django.models.auth import users
+
+    # check for PythonOptions
+    _str_to_bool = lambda s: s.lower() in '1', 'true', 'on', 'yes'
+
+    options = req.get_options()
+    permission_name = options.get('DjangoPermissionName', None)
+    staff_only = _str_to_bool(options.get('DjangoRequireStaffStatus', "on"))
+    superuser_only = _str_to_bool(options.get('DjangoRequireSuperuserStatus', "off"))
+
+    # check that the username is valid
+    kwargs = {'username__exact': req.user, 'is_active__exact': True}
+    if staff_only:
+        kwargs['is_staff__exact'] = True
+    if superuser_only:
+        kwargs['is_superuser__exact'] = True
+    try:
+        user = users.get_object(**kwargs)
+    except users.UserDoesNotExist:
+        return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
+
+    # check the password and any permission given
+    if user.check_password(req.get_basic_auth_pw()):
+        if permission_name:
+            if user.has_perm(permission_name):
+                return apache.OK
+            else:
+                return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
+        else:
+            return apache.OK
+    else:
+        return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/modpython.py b/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
index d4670eabca..e52879065f 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/modpython.py
@@ -163,46 +163,3 @@ def populate_apache_request(http_response, mod_python_req):
 def handler(req):
     # mod_python hooks into this function.
     return ModPythonHandler()(req)
-
-def authenhandler(req, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Authentication handler that checks against Django's auth database.
-    """
-    from mod_python import apache
-    
-    # mod_python fakes the environ, and thus doesn't process SetEnv.  This fixes 
-    # that so that the following import works
-    os.environ.update(req.subprocess_env)
-    from django.models.auth import users
-    
-    # check for PythonOptions
-    _str_to_bool = lambda s: s.lower() in '1', 'true', 'on', 'yes'
-    
-    options = req.get_options()
-    permission_name = options.get('DjangoPermissionName', None)
-    staff_only = _str_to_bool(options.get('DjangoRequireStaffStatus', "on"))
-    superuser_only = _str_to_bool(options.get('DjangoRequireSuperuserStatus', "off"))
-    
-    # check that the username is valid
-    kwargs = {'username__exact': req.user, 'is_active__exact': True}
-    if staff_only:
-        kwargs['is_staff__exact'] = True
-    if superuser_only:
-        kwargs['is_superuser__exact'] = True
-    try:
-        user = users.get_object(**kwargs)
-    except users.UserDoesNotExist:
-        return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
-        
-    # check the password and any permission given
-    if user.check_password(req.get_basic_auth_pw()):
-        if permission_name:
-            if user.has_perm(permission_name):
-                return apache.OK
-            else:
-                return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
-        else:
-            return apache.OK
-    else:
-        return apache.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
-    
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diff --git a/docs/apache_auth.txt b/docs/apache_auth.txt
index 1250679ea8..0dd5d00cbe 100644
--- a/docs/apache_auth.txt
+++ b/docs/apache_auth.txt
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ dealing with Apache, you can configuring Apache to authenticate against Django's
 `authentication system`_ directly.  For example, you could:
 
     * Serve media files directly from Apache only to authenticated users.
-    
+
     * Authenticate access to a Subversion_ repository against Django users with
       a certain permission.
-      
+
     * Allow certain users to connect to a WebDAV share created with mod_dav_.
-        
+
 Configuring Apache
 ==================
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ with the standard ``Auth*`` and ``Require`` directives::
         AuthType basic
         AuthName "example.com"
         Require valid-user
-        
+
         SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings
-        PythonAuthenHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
+        PythonAuthenHandler django.contrib.auth.handlers.modpython
     </Location>
 
 By default, the authentication handler will limit access to the ``/example/``
@@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ location to users marked as staff members.  You can use a set of
     ``PythonOption``                  Explanation
     ================================  =========================================
     ``DjangoRequireStaffStatus``      If set to ``on`` only "staff" users (i.e.
-                                      those with the ``is_staff`` flag set) 
+                                      those with the ``is_staff`` flag set)
                                       will be allowed.
-                                      
+
                                       Defaults to ``on``.
 
     ``DjangoRequireSuperuserStatus``  If set to ``on`` only superusers (i.e.
                                       those with the ``is_superuser`` flag set)
                                       will be allowed.
-                                      
+
                                       Defaults to ``off``.
-    
+
     ``DjangoPermissionName``          The name of a permission to require for
-                                      access.  See `custom permissions`_ for
+                                      access. See `custom permissions`_ for
                                       more information.
-                                      
+
                                       By default no specific permission will be
                                       required.
     ================================  =========================================
-    
+
 .. _authentication system: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/authentication/
 .. _Subversion: http://subversion.tigris.org/
 .. _mod_dav: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_dav.html
-.. _custom permissions: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/authentication/#custom-permissions
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+.. _custom permissions: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/authentication/#custom-permissions