[Zope] Zope security management

Oleg Broytmann Oleg Broytmann <phd@mail2.phd.pp.ru>
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 17:25:14 +0300 (MSK)


Hi!

   Nice trick! Can you convert the mail into a HOWTO on zope.org? Thanks!

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Toby Dickenson wrote:

> > My current problem revolves around the anonymous user. If I could make
> > 'anonymous' a local role
>
> Its not obvious, but you can do this.
>
> 1. Create a user 'Anon' (or whatever) with a blank password
> 2. Zope forces you to enter a domain limit, so use '*' which
>    means 'no limit'
> 3. Give him the roles that you want your anonymous users to have,
>    including local roles.
> 4.
> http://localhost:8080/acl_users/setDomainAuthenticationMode?domain_auth_mode
> :int=1
>    to turn on domain-based authorisation.
>    This involves a small performance penalty, which can be reduced
>    using the patch at http://classic.zope.org:8080/Collector/2002/view
>    (which will also be in version 2.3.1)

Oleg.
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