From: <Pet...@nt...> - 2006-01-31 05:43:41
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Author: PeterThoeny Date: 2006-01-30 21:41:55 -0800 (Mon, 30 Jan 2006) New Revision: 8611 Modified: twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiPlugins.txt twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt Log: Item663: TWiki doc work and linking to supplemental documentation Modified: twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt =================================================================== --- twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt 2006-01-31 04:51:37 UTC (rev 8610) +++ twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt 2006-01-31 05:41:55 UTC (rev 8611) @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TWiki Access Control allows you restrict access to single topics and entire webs, by individual user and by user Groups. Access control, combined with TWikiUserAuthentication, lets you easily create and manage an extremely flexible, fine-grained privilege system. -__%T% Tip:__ TWiki:TWiki.TWikiAccessControlSupplement has additional documentation on access control. +__%T% Tip:__ TWiki:TWiki.TWikiAccessControlSupplement on TWiki.org has additional documentation on access control. ---++ An Important Control Consideration Modified: twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiPlugins.txt =================================================================== --- twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiPlugins.txt 2006-01-31 04:51:37 UTC (rev 8610) +++ twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiPlugins.txt 2006-01-31 05:41:55 UTC (rev 8611) @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TWiki Plugins are developed and contributed by interested members of the community. Plugins are provided on an 'as is' basis; they are not a part of TWiki, but are independently developed and maintained. -__%T% Tip:__ TWiki:TWiki.TWikiPluginsSupplement has supplemental documentation on TWiki Plugins. +__%T% Tip:__ TWiki:TWiki.TWikiPluginsSupplement on TWiki.org has supplemental documentation on TWiki Plugins. #InstallPlugin ---++ Installing Plugins Modified: twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt =================================================================== --- twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt 2006-01-31 04:51:37 UTC (rev 8610) +++ twiki/branches/DEVELOP/data/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt 2006-01-31 05:41:55 UTC (rev 8611) @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ _TWiki site access control and user activity tracking options_ +---++ Overview + Authentication, or "login", is the process by which a user lets TWiki know who they are. Authentication isn't just to do with access control. TWiki uses authentication to identify users, so it can keep track of who made changes, and manage a wide range of personal settings. With authentication enabled, users can personalise TWiki and contribute as recognised individuals, instead of shadows. @@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ Please note FileAttachments are not protected by TWiki User Authentication. +__%T% Tip:__ TWiki:TWiki.TWikiUserAuthenticationSupplement on TWiki.org has supplemental documentation on user authentication. + ---++ Password Management As shipped, TWiki supports the Apache 'htpasswd' password manager. This manager supports the use of =.htpasswd= files on the server. These files can be unique to TWiki, or can be shared with other applications (such as an Apache webserver). A variety of password encodings are supported for flexibility when re-using existing files. See the descriptive comments in the Security Settings section of the [[%SCRIPTURLPATH{"configure"}%][ =configure= ]] interface for more details. @@ -181,8 +185,9 @@ If you have to turn IP matching off, and cookies can't be relied on, then you may have to rely on the second method, URL rewriting. This method exposes the session IDs very publicly, so should be regarded as the *least secure method*. -See TWiki:TWiki.SecuringTWikiSite for more information +See TWiki:TWiki.SecuringTWikiSite for more information. %STOPINCLUDE% +__Related Topics:__ AdminDocumentationCategory, TWikiAccessControl, TWiki:TWiki.TWikiUserAuthenticationSupplement, TWiki:TWiki.SecuringTWikiSite -__Related Topics:__ AdminDocumentationCategory, TWiki:TWiki.SecuringTWikiSite +-- __Contributors:__ TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny, TWiki:Main.MikeMannix, TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie |