Re: [checklink] HTTP basic authentication

On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 03:20, Olivier Thereaux wrote:

> > 1) The default is the hostname (or domain) of the first encountered
> >    resource requiring basic authentication.  Hostname or domain?
> 
> Hostname is the safe side. As a user, I'd be happy if it were the 
> domain, but... On the other hand, a few agents I know try what they 
> have in their keychain for the domain when prompted for auth. This is a 
> point worth discussing on w-v, maybe.

Ok.  Maybe the spec has something to say about the domain/hostname
scope?

> > 3) The command line version could ask it multiple times whenever
> >    needed, unless a "trusted domain" was given in the command line.
> >    If it was, only forward the credentials to the matching resources,
> >    and don't prompt for others while checking.
> 
> [disclaimer - never used the cmdline version] is there an option for 
> "cron'd" mode? I assume some people want the script to run totally 
> not-interactively, so there should be an option for this, other than 
> giving a trusted domain.

Agreed, there should be a separate option that would force
non-interactive mode in the cmdline version.  I'll implement that.

-- 
\/ille Skyttä
ville.skytta at iki.fi

Received on Saturday, 25 January 2003 09:12:39 UTC