X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/5193f9ee6b3b2a5c914d4de56cf25db52c47aa1c..760df1da8297c6cff557d42c8b25bcfb86065425:/doc/plugins/openid.mdwn diff --git a/doc/plugins/openid.mdwn b/doc/plugins/openid.mdwn index 91fc7cddc..d56d1a396 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/openid.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/openid.mdwn @@ -11,17 +11,22 @@ The [[!cpan LWPx::ParanoidAgent]] perl module is used if available, for added security. Finally, the [[!cpan Crypt::SSLeay]] perl module is needed to support users entering "https" OpenID urls. -This plugin has a configuration option. You can set `--openidsignup` -to the url of a third-party site where users can sign up for an OpenID. If -it's set, the signin page will link to that site. - -This plugin supports the -[myopenid.com affiliate program](http://myopenid.com/affiliate_welcome), -which can be used to help users sign up for an OpenID and log into your -site in a single, unified process. When you create the affiliate, specify a -login url like `http://example.com/ikiwiki.cgi?do=continue`. Once the -affiliate is created, set `openidsignup` to point to the affiliate's signup -url. - This plugin is enabled by default, but can be turned off if you want to only use some other form of authentication, such as [[passwordauth]]. + +## options + +These options do not normally need to be set, but can be useful in +certain setups. + +* `openid_realm` can be used to control the scope of the openid request. + It defaults to the `cgiurl` (or `openid_cgiurl` if set); only allowing + ikiwiki's [[CGI]] to authenticate. If you have multiple ikiwiki instances, + or other things using openid on the same site, you may choose to put them + all in the same realm to improve the user's openid experience. It is an + url pattern, so can be set to eg "http://*.example.com/" + +* `openid_cgiurl` can be used to cause a different than usual `cgiurl` + to be used when doing openid authentication. The `openid_cgiurl` must + point to an ikiwiki [[CGI]], and it will need to match the `openid_realm` + to work.