Re: author specification

2022-05-03 Thread Vadim Belman
I'd put it this way: this API has not been stabilized yet. Though at the moment it's coming to some consensus. Currently the only ecosystem with authentication is zef. In order to publish there fez would ask your password once in a while. This is also why all other ecosystems are considered de

Re: author specification

2022-05-03 Thread Brad Gilbert
There could be a way for one of them to only act as a middle man. Basically have fez defer to CPAN and just host a copy of it. On Tue, May 3, 2022, 10:59 AM Marcel Timmerman wrote: > Hi Brad, > > Auth is for more than just the author. It is for author, authority, and > authentication. > > There

Re: author specification

2022-05-03 Thread Marcel Timmerman
Hi Brad, Auth is for more than just the author. It is for author, authority, and authentication. There is no password or other cryptographic way, so authentication is not possible. Obviously, I might miss some insight here. In the documentation I read; "|:auth| generally takes the form |host