Re: Auth in ra_dav

On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 01:39:00AM +0200, Sander Striker wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 10:39:54PM +0200, Sander Striker wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is it going to be possible to write a different authentication
> > > mechanism than something that requires a username/password?
> > > I'm talking about a plugin that might take a username/ssh private
> > > key file. Ofcourse this should _not_ be stored in the wc. I
> > > would be willing to invest some time in writing this if I get
> > > a bit of guidance :)
> >
> > Other people have address this.
>
> Sorry, I'll go through the archives...

Not in the archives -- this current thread. Specifically: we have two auth
styles right now, it is extensible, etc etc.

>...
> > The exact mechanics are unknown. We'll work with Joe and Neon to
> > see what we can do, and come up with something Good.
>
> There is no doubt in my mind about that.
>
> In the mean time, I'll see what I can find out about possibly writing
> a mod_auth_ssh / lib_ssh for per user 'tunnels'. This might have
> a wider application than subversion, come to think of it.

Eh? Apache 2.0's mod_ssl already handles client certs, if I understand
things correctly.

[ just reviewed the code... sure looks like it. ]

So I'm not sure what you're thinking about doing. Maybe it is already done!
(which doesn't suck...)

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
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