Design Specs: Authorization and Authentication
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Objectives
This element will need to work with the core code of the web application to implement user authorization and authentication. Catalyst has great support for this already, but we will also need to build a user database for enabling greater customizability.
Gbrowse Compatibility
look into Gbrowse2 user login function
To Explore
Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication
And for Credential verification:
http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Catalyst%3A%3AAuthentication%3A%3ACredential%3A%3AOpenID
Here are some docs on Auth/Auth:
http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::05_Authentication
Catalyst Tutorial on Authentication: http://www.catalystframework.org/calendar/2008/19
This module might also be useful:
Catalyst::Extension::SimpleLogin