From 287c7b14513e54f67db96f6212b80261284823cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MikeMannix Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 21:24:47 +0000 Subject: none --- TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.mdwn | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'TWiki') diff --git a/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.mdwn b/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.mdwn index b554fbe1..fe896a91 100644 --- a/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.mdwn @@ -12,19 +12,27 @@ TWiki uses visitor identification to keep track of who made changes to topics at ### Authentication Options -No special installation steps need to be performed if the server is already authenticated. If not, you have three remaining options to controlling user access: +No special installation steps need to be performed if the server is already authenticated. If not, you have three standard options for controlling user access: -1. **Forget about authentication.** All changes are registered to %MAINWEB%.TWikiGuest user, so you can't tell who made changes. Your site is completely open and public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode.
-2. **Use Basic Authentication** for the **edit** and **attach** scripts. This uses .htaccess and generates the familiar grey log-in window. The [[TWikiDocumentation]] has step-by-step instructions.
-3. **Use SSL** to authenticate and secure the whole server. +1. **Forget about authentication** to make your site completely public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode. All visitors are assigned the %MAINWEB%.TWikiGuest default identity, so you can't track individual user activity.
+2. **Use SSL** (Secure Sockets Layer; HTTPS) to authenticate and secure the whole server.
+3. **Use Basic Authentication (HTAccess)** to control access by protecting key scripts: `attach`, `edit=`, `installpasswd`, `password`, `preview`, `rename`, `save`, `upload`, `view`, `viewfile` using .htaccess files. The [[TWikiDocumentation]] has step-by-step instructions. -### Tracking by IP Address +#### Partial Authentication -The **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable is only set for the scripts that are under authentication. If, for example, the **edit**, **save** and **preview** scripts are authenticated, but not **view**, you would get your [[WikiName]] in **preview** for the **%WIKIUSERNAME%** variable, but **view** will show **TWikiGuest** instead of your WikiName. +**Tracking by IP address** is an experimental feature, enabled in `lib/TWiki.cfg`. It lets you combine open access to some functions, with authentication on others, with full user activity tracking: -There is a way to tell TWiki to remember the user for the scripts that are not authenticated, ex: in case the **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable is not set. TWiki can be configured to remember the IP address/username pair whenever an authentication happens (edit topic, attach file). Once remembered, the non-authenticated scripts like **view** will show the correct username instead of **TWikiGuest**. You can enable this by setting the **$doRememberRemoteUser** flag in **TWiki.cfg**. TWiki persistently stores the IP address/username pairs in the file **$remoteUserFilename**, which is **"$dataDir/remoteusers.txt"** by default. Please note that this can fail if the IP address changes due to dynamically assigned IP addresses or proxy servers. +* Normally, the **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable is set for the scripts that are under authentication. If, for example, the **edit**, **save** and **preview** scripts are authenticated, but not **view**, you would get your [[WikiName]] in **preview** for the **%WIKIUSERNAME%** variable, but **view** will show **TWikiGuest** instead of your WikiName. -**Authentication Test:** You are %WIKIUSERNAME% (%WIKIUSERNAME%) +* TWiki can be configured to remember the IP address/username pair whenever an authentication happens (edit topic, attach file). Once remembered, the non-authenticated scripts, like **view**, will show the correct username instead of %MAINWEB%.TWikiGuest. + +* Enable this feature by setting the **$doRememberRemoteUser** flag in `TWiki.cfg`. TWiki then persistently stores the IP address/username pairs in the file, `$remoteUserFilename`, which is `"$dataDir/remoteusers.txt"` by default. + +* **_NOTE:_** This approach can fail if the IP address changes due to dynamically assigned IP addresses or proxy servers. + +**Quick Authentication Test** - Use the %WIKIUSERNAME% variable to return your current identity: + +* You are %WIKIUSERNAME% ### TWiki Username vs. Login Username @@ -33,19 +41,16 @@ This section applies only if your %WIKITOOLNAME% is installed on a server that i %WIKITOOLNAME% internally manages two usernames: Login username and TWiki username. * **Login username:** When you login to the intranet, you use your existing login username, ex: **pthoeny**. This name is normally passed to %WIKITOOLNAME% by the **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable, and used by internally by %WIKITOOLNAME%. Login usernames are maintained by your system administrator. + * **TWiki username:** Your name in [[WikiNotation]], ex: **PeterThoeny**, is recorded when you register using [[TWikiRegistration]]; doing so also generates a personal home page in the %MAINWEB% web. %WIKITOOLNAME% can automatically map an intranet username to a TWiki username, provided that the username pair exists in the %MAINWEB%.%WIKIUSERSTOPIC% topic. This is also handled automatically when you register. -> **NOTE:** -> -> \*To correctly enter a -> -> +> **_NOTE:_** > -> [[WikiName]] +> **To correctly enter a [[WikiName]]** > -> \* - your own or someone else's - be sure to include the %MAINWEB% web name in front of the Wiki username, followed by a period, and no spaces. Ex: +> - your own or someone else's - be sure to include the %MAINWEB% web name in front of the Wiki username, followed by a period, and no spaces. Ex: > >
>
%MAINWEB%.WikiUsername or %MAINWEB%.WikiUsername
@@ -67,13 +72,13 @@ This section applies only if your %WIKITOOLNAME% is installed on a server that i ### Changing Passwords -Change and reset passwords using forms on regular pages. Use topic-level [[TWikiAccessControl]] to restrict use as required. +Change and reset passwords using forms on regular pages. Use [[TWikiAccessControl]] to restrict use as required. -* The [[ChangePassword]] form, **TWiki/ChangePassword**: +* The [[ChangePassword]] form ( **TWiki/ChangePassword** ): > %INCLUDE\{"ChangePassword"\}% -* The [[ResetPassword]] form **TWiki/ResetPassword**: +* The [[ResetPassword]] form ( **TWiki/ResetPassword** ): > %INCLUDE\{"ResetPassword"\}% -- cgit v1.2.3