[Zope3-Users] Remote authentication

Hermann Himmelbauer dusty at qwer.tk
Thu May 10 18:38:42 EDT 2007


Am Donnerstag, 10. Mai 2007 18:13 schrieb David Pratt:
> Hi. Has anyone got a bit of a blueprint for a remote authentication in
> zope 3. I wish to authenticate on a z3 site (site 1) using credentials
> stored on a different z3 site (site 2) over the Internet (otherwise
> would likely use LDAP). I do not want to maintain users on site 1. I
> only want users from a couple of groups on site 2 to be able to access
> site 1.
>
> I was thinking of using xmlrpc but will likely use a different transport
> with better security and encryption. 

To my mind, xmlrpc can also be transported via HTTPS. At a quick glance, I 
therefore cannot see any security issues. I'd rather think about performance 
problems.

If HTTPS is no option, a VPN connection between the two servers would probably 
also be a secure solution.

Regards,
Hermann

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