[Zope] - Re: Zope - Alternate authentication mechanisms

[Chad Fowler]

Thanks for your quick response.  This leads me to another question.
What (is|will be) the process for submitting code for possible inclusion in Zope?
I realize it is Zope is an infant in the opensource world.  Perhaps a roadmap
on the Zope site would be appropriate.  OpenLDAP has done something similar.
This would allow for Digital Creations to steer the direction of Zope while giving
outside developers things to work on.

cef


Brian Lloyd wrote:

> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm evaluating the use of Zope in some of our intranet projects.
> > One thing that would be extremely helpful in selling the idea
> > (even to myself)
> > would be if authentication could tie into our existing LDAP
> > authentication systems.
> >
> > I apologize for not having looked at the code yet, but a
> > quick answer would
> > be beneficial.  How feasible would it be to move Zope
> > authentication from flat files
> > to other authentication databases (LDAP, NIS, etc.)?
> >
> > I would be willing to contribute to this kind of effort if it
> > seems like a good idea
> > in the world of Zope.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Chad Fowler
> > cfowler@fedex.com
>
> This is certainly possible. Note that Zope does not use flat files
> for authentication - it uses objects ;) This makes it relatively
> simple to devise new objects which draw authentication info from
> other sources.
>
> We have created variations on the standard Zope "UserFolder" object
> (the standard built-in auth. object) which get their authentication
> info from sql databases, the host operating system, etc.
>
> I think it is certainly a good idea and that others would find
> such a thing useful.
>
> Brian Lloyd        brian@digicool.com
> Software Engineer  540.371.6909
> Digital Creations  http://www.digicool.com