Basic Auth is a way to pass username and password with the http request. Another issue is who is responsible for authentication. Web2py or apache?
I say: always web2py! Look into: web2py/scripts/access.wsgi On May 23, 11:06 am, "David J." <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought the same; > > Perhaps that should be changed. > > However; one thing I got confused was that > > web2py handles basic auth via sending 'username:[email protected]' > > Which is Fine; But Massimo pointed out something I was trying to do that > is not really the way it works. > > Currently I have an App running on Tomcat; It uses Basic Auth with Mysql > Backend to give access to a streaming server. > > While trying to port the App; I wanted when a user > visitshttp://www.mydomain.com/podcastthe "Basic Auth" dialog would pop up in > the browser. > > But this is different than the way the App actually handles the > authentication. > > What Massimo pointed it out is the handling of Basic Auth in a URL vs > calling Auth values from a form. > > Any ideas on how to do the former would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > On 5/23/11 11:45 AM, pbreit wrote: > > > > > > > > > The book says: > > > *Auth* enables login via basic authentication: > > > 1. > > > auth.settings.allow_basic_login =False > > > Shouldn't that be "True" to enable? > > > And then, why wouldn't this work: > > > auth.settings.allow_basic_login = True > > > @auth.requires_login() > > def stream(): > > return dict()
