[Opensim-dev] Grid <-> Authentication Service

[dr scofield]

SignpostMarv Martin wrote:
> On the lines of an "authentication service", I'm doing a similar experiment;
>
> Using OpenID to log into an OpenSim, by way of the web login system: 
> https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Web_login_code/php5
>
> The basic gist is you go through the usual OpenID authentication 
> process, then once it's complete the server alters the web login key in 
> the userprofiles table, and sends an appropriate redirection header to a 
> secondlife:// URI.
>
> This in effect allows for passwordless login to the server, and you 
> could implement a similar process either by supporting OpenID, or 
> augmenting your existing system. The advantage of using the web login 
> code is that you can either use the Students real names, or allow them 
> to pick their own.
>   
that, of course, is the preferred implementation :-) --- the only 
problem we currently have with that is that the 1.19 series of SL client 
doesn't have web-authentication support (LL took that out after problems 
with getting the web login page to load reliably in the client, IIRC).

    cheers,
    drk
> ~ Marv
>
> Diva Canto wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have set up a small OpenSim grid here at UCI, for experimentation.
>> We are about to hook it up to the existing campus identity service, but
>> before we do that, I thought I'd ask if someone has already done something
>> like that, and what your experiences were.
>>     
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