Hm, insecure how? Meaning the "once one client authenticates they're all authenticated" problem? This is definitely an issue, if you're mixing trusted code (evolution, say) and non-trusted code (some libebook using script your script-kiddie friend wrote)
Chris On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 11:08, Mike Mestnik wrote: > This would seam vary difficult to make secure, I.E. Java appelets from the > web. However I think I'm going to have a simular problem, thought I > haven't wet cam accross documantation in the ebook docs for > authentication. > > --- Amit Shrivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using evolution-data-server API to get addressbooks data for OO.o, > > so at the backend it uses ldap server, groupwise servr etc based on the > > URI. > > > > For authenticating to the backend server like ( ldap server, groupwise > > server etc ), it is required to provide password for each of the server > > and manage these passwords in the client, "evolution" also > > caches/manages these passwords , similarly each of the client have to do > > password some management. Which is not a good thing. > > > > It should be such that once a client ( either evolution ) provides the > > password it should be cached by the eds server and managed subsequently > > and the client should'nt care about the backend authentication. I hope > > we can avoid even first time password something like iLogin, once I > > login in my desktop i dont need to provide password for any applications > > :-). > > > > It will be good option that the passwords for the backends are managed > > by evolution-data-server, and client just need to tell other > > configuration parameters, and never meddle with the passwords. > > > > > > regards, > > Amit > > _______________________________________________ > > evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
