Re: http auth

[Dieter S. <dsi...@sq...>]

The problem with http authentication is, you have to use a server with
authentication. It also adds another layer of complexity.

As for using PAM, SL users are independant from system users. You do not
need a *NIX login for the user.


Dieter Simader    http://www.sql-ledger.org   (780) 472-8161
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Sergio A. Kessler wrote:

> hi,
> 
> dieter (no dietmar), is there any reason you do not
> use http authentication (be it basic o digest) ?
> 
> is my idea that it will more cleaner and simpler, 
> and you don't have to pass login & password in 
> every link...
> (using http auth you have suppor from the browser and
> the http server)
> 
> /sergio
> ps: and then ideally the challenge of login/password
> can be made against dbusers/IMAP/PAM 
> (http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Authen::PAM)
> but this is another history...
> 
>