There is a full tutorial at https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/security/tutorials/activedirectory/index.html which gives you an example LDAP set up to work with while you get the hang of it.
Ian On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 17:18, Vera Green <[email protected]> wrote: > Haha...yes the authentication has been...not fun. We are integrating it > with active directory. > Thanks, will investigate. Any doc's you recommend would be appreciated. > V > > On Wed., Jan. 29, 2020, 9:24 a.m. Ian Turton, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 16:12, Vera Green <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry...even if we are retreating the data as geojason with the end goal >>> of pushing it back to PG with user edits. >>> >> >> Especially then, that is what WFS-T was designed for. Or are you going to >> write a state of the art authentication and authorisation system that can >> interact with active directory or just allow any passing hacker delete your >> data? >> >> Ian >> >> V >>> >>> On Wed., Jan. 29, 2020, 9:10 a.m. Vera Green, <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. Even if our end goal is editing the data you would recommend >>>> going through WFS? >>>> V >>>> >>>> On Wed., Jan. 29, 2020, 9:01 a.m. Ian Turton, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, you can do that. But then you are responsible for working out the >>>>> bounding box or any filters that the user would like while if you go via >>>>> GeoServer you don't have to write and debug all that code. Also if you >>>>> stick with an international standard you can switch clients with no effort >>>>> rather than starting from scratch each time. Remember GeoServer does a lot >>>>> more for you than just return the data. >>>>> >>>>> Ian >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 15:55, Vera Green <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This makes me wonder if it's more efficient to export geojason from >>>>>> wfs or directly from PG. Currently I'm going to the database for this in >>>>>> my >>>>>> web applications. >>>>>> Vera >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed., Jan. 29, 2020, 3:58 a.m. Ian Turton, <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The obvious way to do this is to skip the geojson and just add the >>>>>>> PostGIS tables as new layers, you can export them from GeoServer as >>>>>>> GeoJSON >>>>>>> using WFS if you want. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ian >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 09:48, Vitor Fonseca <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Confusing questions. Please elaborate more on what you want to do... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Samann Long <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça, >>>>>>>> 28/01/2020 à(s) 06:12: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello, I am having some troubles with the rest API of importing >>>>>>>>> geojson from Postgres PostGIS database to Geoserver to create layer >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> register to WFS services. >>>>>>>>> Are there any ways we can do it? >>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Please make sure you read the following two resources before >>>>>>>>> posting to this list: >>>>>>>>> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >>>>>>>>> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >>>>>>>>> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >>>>>>>>> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >>>>>>>>> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> www.vfonsecaz.pt >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please make sure you read the following two resources before >>>>>>>> posting to this list: >>>>>>>> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >>>>>>>> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >>>>>>>> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >>>>>>>> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >>>>>>>> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ian Turton >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting >>>>>>> to this list: >>>>>>> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >>>>>>> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >>>>>>> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >>>>>>> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >>>>>>> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ian Turton >>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Ian Turton >> > -- Ian Turton
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