Hi Robert, Indeed - I have already added a SQL authenticator to the Isis framework that can be used to verify details (login name and password), but I was now wondering about using session data so that, having logged into either Isis or Joomla, visiting the *other* framework would not require another login.
Regards, Kevin On 17 Oct 2011 at 17:01, Robert Matthews wrote: > Hi Kevin > > Authentication and authorisation in Isis is done via a couple of > plug-ins. So creating your own versions that check with Joomla's > security data is what I would look at first. > > Extend PasswordRequestAuthenticatorAbstract to authenticate a user via > the database and extend AuthenticationManagerStandardInstallerAbstract > to install your authenticator. Add an isis.authentication property to > the isis.properties file to specify the installer class. > > Regards > Rob > > > > On 17/10/11 10:52, Kevin Meyer - KMZ wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I am working on another project that is being implemented on both Isis > > and Joomla!. Its for an institute that wants to provide CMS functionality > > for members (personal web pages, blogging, articles, etc), and also > > provide online user management (the backend) for the institute council > > (member enrolment, payment status, invoicing, etc). > > > > I'm using Joomla! 1.7 for the front-end, and Isis for the backend, > > sharing data via the SQL objectstore (common schema pattern, I > > guess). > > > > My question is: Would it be possible for a login on the CMS (Joomla!) > > to carry over onto the HTML viewer? I'll be looking into cookie-based > > sessions late today... > > > > Since, I think, Joomla uses session data stored in one of its tables, it > > might be easier to drive the login from the Isis direction instead (and > > have Isis create the session database information).. > > > > Regards, > > Kevin
