[Zope-PTK] Sneak preview

[Shane Hathaway]

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Kevin A. Mitchell wrote:
> Okay, I'm real gung ho about this stuff, and I made a Portal (new),
> and it looks cool...but logging in doesn't work. From what I can
> tell, the cookie with the authentication information isn't going to
> the browser.
>
> I realized, I don't have this CookieCrumbler or whatever. Is that
> important? Where can I find it? (I've looked everywhere...)

Oops, I forgot to tell about that detail.

A "cookie crumbler" is a lightweight solution for enabling cookie-based
authentication.  It works with any type of user folder.  It's not as
flexible as LoginManager, but it's a lot easier to install.  Its function
can be replaced or enhanced by a LoginManager.  The goal is to reduce the
barrier of entry while still retaining flexbility.

I've been considering rolling it into the PTK.  What does everyone think?
How about a better name?

I'm about to package up version 0.2 which you'll be able to find here:

http://www.zope.org/Members/hathawsh/CookieCrumbler

"Portal (new)" will detect the presence of that product when you create a
new portal and will install a CookieCrumbler.

Shane