On 08/11/11 09:53, Dan Bolser wrote: > I'd suggest building on (complying with) existing https authentication.
I also don't see another good solution. In any case, the mechanism that is used for restricting wiki read access must be the basis of this effort. If MW is used to set read-restrictions, then MW must be extended to allow some form of service authentication. If Apache is used to provide read restrictions, then Apache mechanisms should be leveraged. Companies with real infrastructures could use VPN to open resources to internal readers only. SMW does not really interfere with access control to wiki content (even if the content is an RSS feed). The problem is also in the client: RSS readers have no good mechanism for authentication and cannot provide credentials to a service. Something like VPN might be better to secure such services properly. Markus > > On 8 November 2011 09:51, Jeroen De Dauw<jeroended...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey, >> >>> Which authentication mechanisms can be thought of/could be implemented to >>> enable something like this?? >> >> Good question. >> >> You can't really do anything from in the wiki itself I think, but you can >> write some script or API module that is accessible from the outside and can >> access only the data you want to share. Not sure if you can create a real >> generic solution here, since MW and SMW lack a fine grained authentication >> model, but I'd definitely be interested in hearing ideas. >> >> Cheers >> >> -- >> Jeroen De Dauw >> http://www.bn2vs.com >> Don't panic. Don't be evil. >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> RSA(R) Conference 2012 >> Save $700 by Nov 18 >> Register now >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> _______________________________________________ >> Semediawiki-devel mailing list >> Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-devel mailing list > Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-devel mailing list Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel
