[Zope] Donšt use cookiecrumbler product in same folder as UserDB

Tony McDonald tony.mcdonald@ncl.ac.uk
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:38:16 +0100


Just a *minor* note for people here...

If you're using UserDB for authentication (or I guess *any* kind of cookie
based authentication), stay away from the 'CookieCrumbler' product - at
least in that folder.

Briefly:
(1) UserDB sets authentication cookies,
(2) CookieCrumbler eats authentication cookie (yum!)
(3) Popup dialog for authentication rather than nice 'in the page' form
appears
(4) Tony looks at site and code that he *knows* works elsewhere and spends 4
hours going cross-eyed. Makes a change, Quits Netscape, starts Netscape,
tries it again. GOTO (1)

Astute readers will note there is no escape route from this scenario apart
from enlightenment.

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