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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to all spread community.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd like to get more information about
authentication and autorization</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>engines, implemented in spread.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The whitepaper "Framework for Authentication
and Access Control of Client-Server Group Communication Systems", </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>available at documentation section of the website
is a good start point. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However I can't find any helpfull info on
implementing the real</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Access Control Policy, any kind of examples or
so...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the supposed way for spread application
developer to go</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>when he needs a custom AA policy?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does current version of spread of spread allow
just IP based authentication?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If so - what would be the way to expand the list of
options?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The situation with access control is even less clear.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This part of sample.spread.conf doesn't explain the
way to build a custtom policy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however it gives an idea that this is
fiseable...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#Set the current access control policy.<BR># This
is only needed if you want to establish a customized policy.<BR># The default
policy is to allow any actions by authenticated clients.<BR>#AccessControlPolicy
= "PERMIT"<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>-------------</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that someone can explain this to
me!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for inputs in advance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>All the best, Anton.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>