From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:51:37 +0000 (-0500) Subject: response X-Git-Tag: 3.20100122~66 X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/commitdiff_plain/2a717f36ef89d062a359813cdebb2f2e30e4343e response --- 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]]