On Tuesday 20 November 2001 11:46, Robert Rickenbrode II wrote: > Just to say here-here! I'd like to see this (and many more) > full-scale examples > of Webware-based applications, for non-gurus like myself who don't > enjoy single-stepping through existing code (grin). > > >Hi, > > > >starting on user management sounds like a good idea. I'd be > > interested in builing a (at first primitive) document management > > system and usermanagement is definatelly needed. > >I'll post some ideas on the twiki about this during the next days.
I haven't been following all of this, but it sounds interesting and worthwhile. Many of the ideas listed on the Wiki's AppIdeas page are closely related to this idea. UserManagement is an essential component of all the application ideas listed so far. Is UserKit up to the task? I haven't used it. Here's what I consider the essential aspects of a UserManagement system: * secure authentification mechanism that works with or without cookies * concept of both users and groups (completely separate from the OS!) * ability for one user to belong to multiple groups * ability for a group to belong to other groups * flexible, role or action based, authorization (aka permissions) * a user-info interface (passwd-change, personal data, etc) * web-based and command-line management interfaces that allows quick drill-downs on users/groups and addition/update/suspension/deletion of those users/groups * support for multiple data stores(flat file, BDB, various relational databases, etc.) * ability to tie into existing databases without needing to migrate data (i.e. soft-code the fields used) * good logging * clean separation between the backend and the user-interface that permits quick customization of the UI. Tavis _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
