Re: [Exist-development] Developing OpenID for eXist

[Adam R. <ad...@ex...>]

Sorry today is not good for me, I am available over the weekend or
next week otherwise...

2009/10/30 Loren Cahlander <lor...@gm...>:
> Adam,
> I agree with your thoughts.  I like the idea of pluggable authentication
> modules.  Would you be available for a Skype call later today to discuss and
> brainstorm?  I would like input for the pluggable authentication modules.
> from all interested parties
> Loren
> On Oct 30, 2009, at 06:47 AM, Adam Retter wrote:
>
> I think you would still need some sort of admin user that is maintained
> outside of OpenID. Otherwise what happens if you need to do something with
> eXist and your web connection has gone down.
>
> I would quite like to see a composite authentication system, where
> authentication modules are pluggable - you could plug in modules for
> "eXist", "JDBC", "System (PAM/NTLM)", "LDAP", and you would be able to set
> an order of priority and user authentication would be attempted at each
> module in turn until one succeeds.
>
> Cheers Adam.
>
>
>
> 2009/10/29 Loren Cahlander <lor...@gm...>
>>
>> I am in the process of developing the authentication through OpenID for
>> the eXist database.
>> According to the document that I wrote
>> at https://support.syntactica.com/groups/existsecurity/wiki/04f3c/Steps_to_implement_OpenID_in_eXist.html,
>> I need to implement a new SecurityManager class.
>>
>> A new Java class file will have to be written for maintaining the user
>> account files for OpenID. That file will
>> beorg.exist.security.OpenIDXMLSecurityManager.java for storing the
>> information in an XML resource (/db/system/OpenID/OpenID_users.xml)
>> and org.exist.security.OpenIDLDAPSecurityManager.java for storing the
>> information in LDAP.
>>
>> I have also run across the fact that the org.exist.security.User class has
>> the password as an attribute within it.  I would like to propose the
>> attached refactoring:
>> <usermodel.png>
>>
>> What impact would this have on you and do you see any alternatives?
>> Loren
>>
>>
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