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TWikiUserAuthentication 13 - 15 Sep 2001 - Main.MikeMannix
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TWiki User Authentication

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Overview

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 TWiki uses visitor identification to keep track of who made changes to topics at what time and to manage a wide range of personal site settings. This gives a complete audit trail of changes and activity.

Authentication Options

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  1. Forget about authentication to make your site completely public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode. All visitors are assigned the TWikiGuest default identity, so you can't track individual user activity.
  2. Use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer; HTTPS) to authenticate and secure the whole server.
  3. Use Basic Authentication (.htaccess) to control access by protecting key scripts: attach, edit=, installpasswd, preview, rename, save, upload using the .htaccess file. The TWikiInstallationGuide has step-by-step instructions.
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 Forgotten your password? Use ResetPassword instead.

After submitting this form your password will be changed.
Fields marked ** are required
Your LoginName: **
Current password: **
New password: **
Retype new password: ** 
<-- /twikiFormStep-->
<-- /twikiFormSteps-->

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 Remember your password? Use ChangePassword instead. Otherwise, use this form to get a new one e-mailed to you.

After submitting this form, you will receive an e-mail with your new, system-generated password, and a link to a page where you can change it.

ALERT! you must have at least one valid registered e-mail to be able to reset your password. If none of your registered e-mail addresses is valid, and you have forgotten your password, contact webmaster@new.law.columbia.edu.

Fields marked ** are required
Your LoginName: ** 
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TWikiUserAuthentication 12 - 14 Sep 2001 - Main.PeterThoeny
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 No special installation steps need to be performed if the server is already authenticated. If not, you have three standard options for controlling user access:
  1. Forget about authentication to make your site completely public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode. All visitors are assigned the TWikiGuest default identity, so you can't track individual user activity.
  2. Use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer; HTTPS) to authenticate and secure the whole server.
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  1. Use Basic Authentication (HTAccess) to control access by protecting key scripts: attach, edit=, installpasswd, password, preview, rename, save, upload, view, viewfile using .htaccess files. The TWiki Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions.
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  1. Use Basic Authentication (.htaccess) to control access by protecting key scripts: attach, edit=, installpasswd, preview, rename, save, upload using the .htaccess file. The TWikiInstallationGuide has step-by-step instructions.
 

Partial Authentication


TWikiUserAuthentication 11 - 12 Sep 2001 - Main.MikeMannix
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TWiki User Authentication


TWikiUserAuthentication 10 - 07 Sep 2001 - Main.MikeMannix
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TWiki User Authentication

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TWiki User Authentication

 TWiki site access control and user activity tracking
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Overview

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Overview

 TWiki does not authenticate users internally, it depends on the REMOTE_USER environment variable. This variable is set when you enable Basic Authentication (.htaccess) or SSL "secure server" authentication (https protocol).

TWiki uses visitor identification to keep track of who made changes to topics at what time and to manage a wide range of personal site settings. This gives a complete audit trail of changes and activity.

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Authentication Options

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Authentication Options

 No special installation steps need to be performed if the server is already authenticated. If not, you have three standard options for controlling user access:
  1. Forget about authentication to make your site completely public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode. All visitors are assigned the TWikiGuest default identity, so you can't track individual user activity.
  2. Use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer; HTTPS) to authenticate and secure the whole server.
  3. Use Basic Authentication (HTAccess) to control access by protecting key scripts: attach, edit=, installpasswd, password, preview, rename, save, upload, view, viewfile using .htaccess files. The TWiki Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions.
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Partial Authentication

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Partial Authentication

 Tracking by IP address is an experimental feature, enabled in lib/TWiki.cfg. It lets you combine open access to some functions, with authentication on others, with full user activity tracking:
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TWiki Username vs. Login Username

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TWiki Username vs. Login Username

 This section applies only if your TWiki is installed on a server that is both authenticated and on an intranet.
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Changing Passwords

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Changing Passwords

 Change and reset passwords using forms on regular pages. Use TWikiAccessControl to restrict use as required.
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TWikiUserAuthentication 9 - 06 Sep 2001 - Main.MikeMannix
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TWiki User Authentication

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Authentication Options

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  1. Forget about authentication. All changes are registered to TWikiGuest user, so you can't tell who made changes. Your site is completely open and public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode.
  2. Use Basic Authentication for the edit and attach scripts. This uses .htaccess and generates the familiar grey log-in window. The TWiki Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions.
  3. Use SSL to authenticate and secure the whole server.
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>		No special installation steps need to be performed if the server is already authenticated. If not, you have three standard options for controlling user access:
  1. Forget about authentication to make your site completely public - anyone can browse and edit freely, in classic Wiki mode. All visitors are assigned the TWikiGuest default identity, so you can't track individual user activity.
  2. Use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer; HTTPS) to authenticate and secure the whole server.
  3. Use Basic Authentication (HTAccess) to control access by protecting key scripts: attach, edit=, installpasswd, password, preview, rename, save, upload, view, viewfile using .htaccess files. The TWiki Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions.
 
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Tracking by IP Address

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Partial Authentication

 
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<		There is a way to tell TWiki to remember the user for the scripts that are not authenticated, ex: in case the REMOTE_USER environment variable is not set. TWiki can be configured to remember the IP address/username pair whenever an authentication happens (edit topic, attach file). Once remembered, the non-authenticated scripts like view will show the correct username instead of TWikiGuest. You can enable this by setting the $doRememberRemoteUser flag in TWiki.cfg. TWiki persistently stores the IP address/username pairs in the file $remoteUserFilename, which is "$dataDir/remoteusers.txt" by default. Please note that this can fail if the IP address changes due to dynamically assigned IP addresses or proxy servers.
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  • Normally, the REMOTE_USER environment variable is set for the scripts that are under authentication. If, for example, the edit, save and preview scripts are authenticated, but not view, you would get your WikiName in preview for the %WIKIUSERNAME% variable, but view will show TWikiGuest instead of your WikiName.
 
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  • TWiki can be configured to remember the IP address/username pair whenever an authentication happens (edit topic, attach file). Once remembered, the non-authenticated scripts, like view, will show the correct username instead of TWikiGuest.

  • Enable this feature by setting the $doRememberRemoteUser flag in TWiki.cfg. TWiki then persistently stores the IP address/username pairs in the file, $remoteUserFilename, which is "$dataDir/remoteusers.txt" by default.

  • NOTE: This approach can fail if the IP address changes due to dynamically assigned IP addresses or proxy servers.

Quick Authentication Test - Use the %WIKIUSERNAME% variable to return your current identity:

 

TWiki Username vs. Login Username

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 TWiki can automatically map an intranet username to a TWiki username, provided that the username pair exists in the TWikiUsers topic. This is also handled automatically when you register.

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Main.WikiUsername or %MAINWEB%.WikiUsername
This points WikiUser to the TWiki.Main web, where user registration pages are stored, no matter which web it's entered in. Without the web prefix, the name appears as a NewTopic? everywhere but in the Main web.
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Changing Passwords

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Forgotten your password? Use ResetPassword instead.

After submitting this form your password will be changed.
Fields marked ** are required
Your LoginName: **
Current password: **
New password: **
Retype new password: ** 
<-- /twikiFormStep-->
<-- /twikiFormSteps-->

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Remember your password? Use ChangePassword instead. Otherwise, use this form to get a new one e-mailed to you.

After submitting this form, you will receive an e-mail with your new, system-generated password, and a link to a page where you can change it.

ALERT! you must have at least one valid registered e-mail to be able to reset your password. If none of your registered e-mail addresses is valid, and you have forgotten your password, contact webmaster@new.law.columbia.edu.

Fields marked ** are required
Your LoginName: ** 
<-- /twikiFormStep-->
<-- /twikiFormStep-->
<-- /twikiFormSteps-->


Revision 13r13 - 15 Sep 2001 - 09:18:01 - MikeMannix?
Revision 12r12 - 14 Sep 2001 - 08:02:14 - PeterThoeny?
Revision 11r11 - 12 Sep 2001 - 07:34:40 - MikeMannix?
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