Yeah, I'm thinking Digest is the way I probably want to go. Sorry to hear that it's complicated. Do you have code anywhere that I could look at (just curious)?
Chas. Tim Perrett wrote: > Hey Chas, > > I'm currently writing HTTP auth for lift, so watch this space :-) > > It's unfortunatly pretty complex, so is taking longer than I'd hoped. > I'm impletmenting Basic and Digest auth; the latter being the most > secure. > > Cheers, Tim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 18 Nov 2008, at 02:21, "Charles F. Munat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> One thing I'm working on is a two-part application that involves a >> Lift >> interface app and a REST CRUD back end. I plan to do the back end in >> Lift as well. >> >> One reason for the separation is that it allows me to build other >> front >> ends for the web service (a desktop app, something on the iPhone, an >> Android app, etc.). Another reason is that the data model is pretty >> complicated, and instantiating a lot of objects is not really >> necessary. >> If I can handle the back end as just data, rather than objects, >> passing >> it in and out using XML, that would be faster and easier, I think. >> And I >> could use an XML database to store the data. >> >> A big issue, of course, is authentication and authorization. I'm >> wondering if anyone else here is doing web services and if so how >> you're >> handling authentication/authorization. Are you using Lift, or are you >> handling it through the container. Can anyone talk about pros/cons of >> the different methods? Suggestions? >> >> We're thinking about using Berkeley DB XML as the database. Anyone >> tried >> that? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Chas. >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
