ScoDocMM/ZopeProducts/exUserFolder/doc/README.httpsAuthSource

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This plugin implements authentication from an https service.
Upon installation, the mangament forms allow you to configure:
* the url to the service,
* the parameter that will contain the username
* the parameter that will contain the password
* The expected authorization response regex (returned from the authorization service).
* The default role that authorized users will be assinged upon their first login
The https auth source posts a request over https to the named service with the username and
passowrd passed according to the parameters defined in the configuration. It will attempt
to match the authorization pattern specified, and if the pattern is found, the user will be
authenticated.
Once a user has logged in, they will appear in xuf user list, and their roles can be updated.
This auth source has been developed using the zodbBTreeProps plugin, and stores the user's
roles in this property tool.
A typical use case for this authorization service might be to authenticate against
a legacy user directory for which no xuf auth plugin currently exists. Hopefully, the
development of a the auth service on the other end will be trivial, or better yet,
already exist.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to use this plugin you must compile your python to include
ssl support. The python that ships with zope 2.X does not have this enabled by default.
Thanks to akm, bcsaller, runyaga for all their help.