[Zope3-dev] HEADS UP: PAU (pluggable authentication) users

[Jim Fulton]

Garrett and Suresh,

Thanks for this work!

I'd like to suggest a small change. IAuthenticatorPlugin has
createAuthenticatedPrincipal and createFoundPrincipal methods.
I don't think it should.  I think these methods should be removed
and that the adapter lookup should be done by the authentication
utility.

Jim

Garrett Smith wrote:
> Later today I'm going to checkin a major refactor of the pluggable
> authentication utility. The change greatly simplifies the end-user
> experience of configuring the PAU and will make custom plugins easier to
> write.
> 
> The bad news: 
> 
>  *your existing PAUs will need to be manually converted via the ZMI*
> 
> I've provided instructions below.
> 
> When you update to the head your PAU will no longer work. You will be
> able to unregister and delete it. You will also be able to copy existing
> principals and groups into the new PAU. See below for details.
> 
> This only applies to trunk users as the PAU has not officially been
> released.
> 
> I'll create a tag named BEFORE_PAU_REFACTOR before committing any
> changes.
> 
>  -- Garrett
> 
> 
> Instructions for Converting an Existing PAU
> -------------------------------------------
> Perform these steps *after* you've updated to a trunk revision
> containing the PAU refactor.
> 
> - Rename your existing PAU (this is optional if you want to use the
> existing name for the new PAU)
> 
> - Add and register a new PAU
> 
> To convert an existing principal folder:
> 
> - Click the new PAU's plugins tab and add/register a Principal Folder.
> Use the same prefix as that of the existing principal folder.
> 
> - Select the new principal folder as an Authentication Plugin on the
> PAU's 'Configure' tab. (Be sure to click Change at the bottom of the
> form to save the change.)
> 
> - Copy the contents of the existing principal folder into the new
> principal folder
> 
> Repeat these steps or any group folders.
> 
> - Unregister and delete the old PAU and any old principal/group folders
> 
> 
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