[Catalyst] Catalyst with HTTP authentication

[Alexander Hartmaier]

On 2013-03-11 16:37, Lukas Thiemeier wrote:
> >From reading the docs, I don't see why
> Catalyst::Authentication::Store::Htpasswd and
> Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP do not work together, but I
> have not used any of them.
>
> I am using Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::Remote in a current
> project. It lets the webserver do all the authentication. You can use
> any authentication method and storage which is supported by your
> webserver, including htpasswd files.
Having the webserver do the authentication means you are depending on it
to support the type of authentication you want to use.
I'd prefer having the authentication in the app with the exact same code
for production and testing over ::Remote.
>
> I am using Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::Testing for
> authentication when the webserver is not available (when running the
> catalyst test-server during development).
>
> Maybe this is an option for you...
>
> cheers, Lukas
>
> On 03/11/2013 03:10 PM, Robert Rothenberg wrote:
>> I have a project that requires using HTTP authentication.
>>
>> There is a Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP module, but from the
>> documentation, it does not seem to support using htpasswd files, which I
>> need, because a separate web site will be using that file.
>>
>> There is Catalyst::Authentication::Store::Htpasswd, but it does not work
>> with Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP.
>>
>> I'm not clear on how to do this, without having to write my own handlers for
>> HTTP authentication.
>>
>>
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