[Zope] Revoking authentication (or: logging out)?

[Howard Clinton Shaw III]

On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, you wrote:
> I'm working on a system to make medical records available via a web
> interface.  It needs to make different levels of access available to
> different sorts of people (doctors, nurses, clerical staff) - a perfect
> match for Zope's roles.
> 
> But I've encountered one rub: the web browser will be running on PC's
> sitting in various spots in the clinic's offices: the doctor's office, work
> areas, even examination rooms.  There will be a different person sitting
> down at it every few minutes.  But, with "Basic" authentication, once the
> web browser has your username/password in its clutches, it never lets go.
> 
> We're dealing with medical records here, so it is a poor idea to leave a
> "logged in" browser sitting around in a public place.  What I am looking
> for is a way to put in a "log out" option that stops short of killing and
> restarting the browser.  Has anybody else figured out a way to do this?
> 

Actually, to refine my previous suggestion: the link should probably go to an
intro page directly, which page should include a redirect to a URL such
as I described. This way, you don't have to worry about the previous info 
remaining on screen.

> Thanks,
> 
> jon
> 
> Jonathan Corbet, Eklektix, Inc.
> corbet@eklektix.com
> 
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