[Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

[Jason Kuri]

Also - before I forget - I am interested in hearing about any errors /
configs that were broken, but produced confusing and/or unhelpful
messaging about why they were broken.

Jay


On Oct 20, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Jason Kuri wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Some folks have mentioned recently that the
> Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication system while being quite flexible is
> somewhat difficult to understand / set up initially.
>
> I am soliciting comments regarding the issues that people have had and
> what changes people would like to see.   Better messaging, differences
> in config format... whatever you are interested in, speak up.  I'm
> going to take the input I receive in this thread into consideration as
> I do some updates to the modules over the coming weeks.
>
> I'm not promising a rewrite of the auth module by any stretch, but I
> would like to know the 'gotchas' that people have encountered, and any
> areas that folks feel could be improved.
>
> Note that I'm talking about the core Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication
> module - not the various (separately packaged) credentials, stores,
> etc.  The exception to that is the DBIx::Class store - since I
> maintain that and I think it's also the one that is most often used,
> feel free to chime in with your complaints / concerns there.
>
> One of the things that I am planning to do is to create a 'simpledb'
> pre-packaged realm - that will make the 'normal' case of encrypted
> password + DB user storage a bit simpler to config.   (For those who
> are interested, pre-packaged realms are simply replacement realm
> classes which can handle configuring their store / credential on their
> own... which allows for drastically simplified Cat configs)  If anyone
> has comments on what a 'simple config' might look like, let's hear
> them.
>
> So, all that said, If you feel like there are improvements you'd like
> to see, simplifications to be made, etc... now is your chance.  Speak
> now or expect a good solid ignore when I'm done and you say 'but I
> wanted....'  ;-)
>
> JayK
>
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