[Zope] User access / acl_users

[Stuart 'Zen' Bishop]

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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