[Opensim-dev] Basic HTTP authentication

[Ovi Chris Rouly]

Hi Crista,

I use the HTTP protocol when my agents "breed" (instantiate/create) entirely new agent users during runtime.  As you say, the code base hasn't changed in some time.  So, this feature of my individual-based model has been stable and predictable for some time.

As you may recall from previous conversations, I use the hypergrid configuration in a standalone form on a single machine (AKA serverless grid) with 16 simultaneous instances.

Do you anticipate that the changes you're making will impact legacy users like me and that I may loose the ability to create new users via the HTTP interface?

Best regards,

Chris

Ovi Chris Rouly
George Mason University

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Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 13:56:36 -0700
From: Diva Canto <diva at metaverseink.com>
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Subject: [Opensim-dev] Basic HTTP authentication
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Hi all,

I'm about to send up a patch that adds an optional Basic HTTP 
authentication to robust service connectors. This restores the very old 
"password" that existed in OpenSim a few years ago and that was removed. 
This time, it's done using the standard HTTP protocol. My patch uses a 
generic authentication object interface whose concrete class can be 
changed as needed. Right now there's only BasicHttpAuthentication class, 
but if someone wants to use something else, it should be easy to write 
another class that does something different.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Crista