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| author | Joey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net> | 2010-01-04 19:51:37 -0500 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net> | 2010-01-04 19:51:37 -0500 |
| commit | 2a717f36ef89d062a359813cdebb2f2e30e4343e (patch) | |
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| parent | 264f46989470db93293938e327744554b5177f82 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn b/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn index 688274d67..0015627b0 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/anonok_vs._httpauth.mdwn @@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ and a whitelist of OpenIDs in `locked_pages`...) >> the current page can be edited by the current user (if any)? What >> if there were a way to require particular auth plugins for particular >> PageSpecs? --[[schmonz]] + +>>> The decision about whether a user can edit a page is made by plugins +>>> such as signinedit and lockedit, that also use canedit hooks to redirect +>>> the user to a signin page if necessary. +>>> +>>> A tweak on my earlier suggestion would be to have httpauth notice when the +>>> Signin page is being built and immediatly redirect to the cgiauthurl +>>> before the page can be shown to the user. This would, though, not play +>>> well with other authentication methods like openid, since the user +>>> would never see the Signin form. --[[Joey]] |