[Zope] User access / acl_users
Stuart 'Zen' Bishop
zen@cs.rmit.edu.au
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:18:57 +1100 (EST)
On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Alexander Limi wrote:
> Is both the userdb and GenericUserFolder compatible with the original
> acl_users? I.e, can I develop my site with the basic acl_users
> functionality, and add one of the two products later on? Or should I start
> using one of those products right away?
Yes.
> I need cookie authentication, but I don't think I understand enough Zope
> yet to see the big picture, security-wise. And the documentation for
> GenericUserFolder isn't exactly stunning (not from the newbie spot atleast,
> no offence :)
Its a feature :-) It will always require a fair bit of knowledge
to set GUF up due to its basic design - perhaps obsure docs can be
used as a sort of entrance exam? Docs will be improved once its out of beta
anyway :-)
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