On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Richard Hipp <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't think this applies to JSON.  But correct me if I'm wrong.
>

It doesn't directly affect it, but it might affect my usage of the
authentication cookie.


> If the authentication does check out (if the password is correct) then for
> CGI programs the web-server sets the REMOTE_USER environment variable to the
> login that the web-server authenticated.  Fossil will honor this REMOTE_USER
> (if the remote_user_ok setting is on) without checking for the login cookie
> or any of its usual login mechanisms.
>

i think i might have a collision/mismatch here when the client passes an
invalid/expired authentication token _and_ REMOTE_USER is set, but i need to
test this.

-- 
----- stephan beal
http://wanderinghorse.net/home/stephan/
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