Hi, usually you do not need to do anything if your client is a web browser. The browser will ask you for credentials using HTTP Basic Auth if you try to access a resource that is configured with restricted access rights in GeoServer. Usual caveat for HTTP Basic Auth applies: only use through HTTPS.
Andreas. On Nov 4, 2011, at 13:33 , Apostolos Lelentzis wrote: > Hi list! > > I need your valuable help and guidance! > My topic is related with the security of ogc services at the client side. > Specifically, i want to create a web map editor in which different users can > edit different layers form a WFS server. > The tools which i chose for my application are postgis, geoserver and open > layers. > I saw that i can set security at the services of geoserver , but how i can > create the appropriate interface at the client side with open layers and > "transport" the security settings of geoserver?? > Any ideas?? > > Apostolis > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users -- Andreas Hocevar OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ Expert service straight from the developers. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users
