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| author | cbdev <cb@cbcdn.com> | 2023-08-15 00:13:58 +0200 |
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| committer | cbdev <cb@cbcdn.com> | 2023-08-15 00:13:58 +0200 |
| commit | a1cf6c31d17a537d7deb300da6eae56a32587f62 (patch) | |
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Document authentication methods
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@@ -61,4 +61,13 @@ Other httpds may provide a similar mechanism, which will need to be called out t ## Authentication -TBD +This projects provides multiple methods to identify and authenticate users, including delegating authentication to external software. +Implementing custom authentication methods is possible and patches contributing such are welcome. + +The following authentication methods are currently available: + +* *NoneAuth*: The default. Does not support any logins. Use this if you want to manage cargohold exclusively via the command line or direct database interfaces +* *ExternalAuth*: Delegate authentication to an external entity. Expects the authenticated user (if any) in the REMOTE_USER environment variable +* *LocalBasicAuth*: Internal implementation of HTTP Basic Auth using htpasswd-style user databases +* *RemoteCookieAuth*: Custom authentication scheme validating a domain-wide cookie against an external service +* |