Re: NTLM + auth_rewrite

And finally,
in ftp.c the variable mem is used by delay pools. I didn't want to fix it in the auth_rewrite branch however.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henrik Nordstrom" <hno@hem.passagen.se>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
Cc: <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>; "Chemolli Francesco (USI)" <ChemolliF@GruppoCredit.it>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: NTLM + auth_rewrite

> Robert Collins wrote:
>
> > ==== Other than the doco, auth_rewrite is ready to merge ====
>
> I have one large restructuring of the source layout that I'd like to
> discuss before the commit:
>
> * Conceptual change to call the helpers backend helpers and not modules
>
> * Group the schemes together
>
> auth_backends
> auth_backends/basic
> auth_backends/basic/NCSA
> auth_backends/basic/...
> auth_backends/ntlm
> auth_backends/ntlm/NTLMSSP
> auth_backends/ntlm/...
> auth_backends/...
>
> * Make sure that each installed "backend helper" has a unique name.
>
> Hmm.. thinking about it it might be a good idea to simply put all of
> them directly in auth_backends, without dividing on scheme. Especially
> if considering the idea below..
>
>
> I also got the crazy idea of joining the auth helper protocols into one
> for all schemes using a more structured message format, and let the
> helpers register what schemes they support. Only schemes for where there
> exists a registered backend will then be announced, and if there exists
> multiple for one scheme then each is tried in order until a success. But
> this would be the next generation of auth_rewrite I think.
>
> /Henrik
>
>
Received on Sun Jan 07 2001 - 02:46:47 MST