Michael, the x_ things are the names of http *headers* not query parameters. What've you missed is that the burden is on the proxy code to calculate the Auth-Token so that it matches what couchdb would calculate.
I've worked on something similar recently. The principal differences are an endpoint to generate this value for you and to include the roles in the MAC calculation. I can't currently share the code but I will seek permission to do so. I don't think it's more than an afternoon's hacking for a competent Erlanger. B. On 23 February 2012 19:07, Robert Newson <[email protected]> wrote: > I certainly see value in being able to delegate authentication to an > external service. Shouldn't be difficult. > > B. > > On 23 February 2012 19:02, Michael Ferjancic > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Paul, >> >> thanks for the quick answer. Exactly that is what i want to do - i would >> like to use some nodejs-stuff in front to do the authentication and after a >> successful auth-attempt "trust" the session to couchdb (=create the couch >> cookie).... >> >> Cheers >> Michael >> >> Am 23.02.2012 um 19:54 schrieb Paul Davis: >> >>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Michael Ferjancic >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I have to admit that i am fairly new to this topic, especially new to >>>> erlang. Currently i am trying to play around with the various >>>> authentication handlers - goal is to have a working "delegated >>>> authentication" on facebook, twitter and such. >>>> >>>> 1) as far as i understood the oAuth implementation of couchdb is just the >>>> opposite i need - you can use that to create tokens for couch-users, but >>>> not to accept twitter accessTokens/secrets and map that to a couch user >>>> 2) i found exactly what i need in datacouch - authentication against >>>> twitter with nodejs, and after that getting the plaintext password from a >>>> private couch and use it with _session-API to create a couch cookie. >>>> 3) i modified the sample a little bit and used everyauth to handle the >>>> delegated authentication. I map the userinfos i get from facebook etc. >>>> against user profiles in a private db, which also contains the user >>>> passwords (unfortunately still in plaintext). Works perfectly, but..... >>>> >>>> Now i am trying to avoid storing the plaintext passwords. I heard about to >>>> use proxy_authentification_handler, but it seems i am too stupid to use >>>> it. I made the (as far as i understood) correct entries in couch_httpd_auth >>>> >>>> couch_httpd_auth auth_cache_size >>>> 50 >>>> x >>>> authentication_db >>>> _users >>>> x >>>> authentication_redirect >>>> /_utils/session.html >>>> x >>>> require_valid_user >>>> false >>>> x >>>> secret >>>> xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> x >>>> timeout >>>> 43200 >>>> x >>>> x_auth_roles >>>> roles >>>> x >>>> x_auth_token >>>> token >>>> x >>>> x_auth_username >>>> uname >>>> >>>> >>>> and also in httpd >>>> httpd allow_jsonp >>>> true >>>> x >>>> authentication_handlers >>>> {couch_httpd_auth, proxy_authentification_handler},{couch_httpd_auth, >>>> cookie_authentication_handler}, {couch_httpd_auth, >>>> default_authentication_handler} >>>> x >>>> bind_address >>>> 127.0.0.1 >>>> x >>>> default_handler >>>> {couch_httpd_db, handle_request} >>>> x >>>> port >>>> 5984 >>>> x >>>> secure_rewrites >>>> false >>>> x >>>> vhost_global_handlers >>>> _utils, _uuids, _session, _oauth, _users >>>> >>>> When i now do a GET on >>>> http://localhost:5984/_utils/config.html?uname=user1&roles=user that seems >>>> to doesn't lead to anything... >>>> >>>> Anybody ever got that thing running? Am i missing something? Or is there >>>> any chance to implement a custom authentication handler without coding >>>> erlang? >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help >>>> Michael >>>> >>> >>> I'm not super familiar with this code but AFAIK, the proxy auth module >>> is for accepting auth done by a proxy (as opposed to proxying auth to >>> an external service). >>> >>> So for instance, nginx could auth requests to some LDAP server and >>> then couchdb would trust nginx's auth passed forward. Theoretically if >>> you have your auth stuff working infront of couch you could do the >>> same thing but I'm not familiar enough to be much more help on that. >>
