Is the code for integrating with NT security via Turbine available?  We are
needing to do exactly that and would appreciate any head start you can give.

Christian Nichols

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Subject: Re: [RE: PROPOSAL: role-based authorization concept]


"Bielby, Randy J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is this proposal being presented in such a way as to allow authorization
> from an external source such as LDAP.  It is mentioned here that
role-based
> authorization is a necessity if Jetspeed is to be run inside a company.
In
> conjunction with that the mentioned API should provide a level of
> abstraction as to allow the authorization source be one of many types,
xml,
> ldap, relational, etc.

Yes, this is one of the reasons jetspeed uses turbine.  The
authorization/authentication is already abstracted in turbine.  The current
default implementation is to use a sql backend to store this information.
It
may be changed.  There is talk on the turbine list of some needed an ldap
backend.  For example, we have our turbine back-end hitting our NT domain.
Usernames/passwords are authenticated against nt.  The goups on nt map to
roles/permissions on turbine.  This in turn means that jetspeed
authenticates/authorizes against NT also.  Very nice and simple.

jb

Jeff Brekke
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