[Typo3-dev] LDAP

[Wolfgang Klinger]

 *hiya!*

 On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Steve Turnbull wrote the following:
> b. Write the LDAP interaction into the core Typo3 source, esentially 
> 'LDAP-ifying' the core Typo3 API?
> 
> The later idea would appear to be the best, but unless the Typo3 developers 
> were to take it upon themselves to have this as part of the ongoing 
> development programme, we would be left with a pretty much bespoke solution!

 I plead for a general API for authentication (both FE and BE)
 so we could simply implement our own mechanisms through services, etc.
  
 @see t3lib/class.t3lib_userauth.php
  
 Ideas: eg. 
    authentication through/with
    - external applications
    - digital signature cards, etc.
    - ...

 ???

 bye
 Wolfgang