| Re: [stellation-res] why doesn't stellationd require a "password" argument? |
On Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 07:04:31PM -0400, Mark C. Chu-Carroll wrote: > Other people suggested that early on. Our authenticator mechanism > is a plugin based approach, similar to PAM. But to be cross-platform > in Java, it's tough to use a system like PAM. > > We also wanted Stellation authentication to be integrated with > the Stellation ACL system that I'm working on. ACL is related to authorization, not authentication. Authentication: who you are - username/password, retina scan... Authorization: what can you do - ACL, roles, etc. > > If there's a good way to use something PAM like without losing > the cross-platform property, and maintaining the connection between > the authenticator and the repository, I'd be glad to add it in. I haven't > had time to explore doing something like that. PAM is cross-platform: Linux, SUN, IRIX... Oh, you mean that "other" OS... 8^) florin -- "If it's not broken, let's fix it till it is." 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4
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