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diff --git a/doc/todo/ACL.mdwn b/doc/todo/ACL.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dea933d53 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/ACL.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +How about adding ACL? So that you can control which users are allowed +to read, write certain pages. The moinmoin wiki has that, and it is +something, that I think is very valuable. + +> ikiwiki currently has only the most rudimentary access controls: pages +> can be locked, or unlocked and only the admin can edit locked pages. That +> could certianly be expanded on, although it's not an area that I have an +> overwhelming desire to work on myself right now. Patches appreciated and +> I'll be happy to point you in the right directions.. --[[Joey]] + +>> I'm really curious how you'd suggest implementing ACLs on reading a page. +>> It seems to me the only way you could do it is .htaccess DenyAll or something, +>> and then route all page views through ikiwiki.cgi. Am I missing something? +>> --[[Ethan]] + +>>> Or you could just use apache or whatever and set up the access controls +>>> there. Of course, that wouldn't integrate very well with the wiki, +>>> unless perhaps you decided to use http basic authentication and the +>>> httpauth plugin for ikiwiki that integrates with that.. --[[Joey]] + +>>>> Which would rule out openid, or other fun forms of auth. And routing all access +>>>> through the CGI sort of defeats the purpose of ikiwiki. --[[Ethan]] |