[mapserver-users] MapServer securing .map files

[Daniel Morissette]

MapServer has no built in support for securing data by users. If your 
needs are not too complicated then it should be easy to implement 
map-level security in your PHP and JavaScript application code. If you 
have more advanced users/roles requirements then you may want to have a 
look at http://geoprisma.org/

Actually, I see that geoprisma.org seems quite slow today. You could 
also have a look at the following demo page which also includes a short 
intro to GeoPrisma under the [About GeoPrisma] tab:
http://dev4g.mapgears.com/geoprisma/demo/

Daniel


On 11-03-06 06:06 AM, tigana.fluens at gmail.com wrote:
> What are the best practices when relating application data to MapServer
> data? If I have a database of users, and each user owns a specific map,
> what is the best way (also secure of course) of calling those maps (I'm
> assuming the .map files are the ones needed) that a specific user is
> related to? Given that:
>
> - Tom has map of his real estate
> - Mark has map of his farm
> - Web app is a PHP app that uses OpenLayers as an interface to call
> MapServer
>
> How do I manage restrictions, i.e. security?
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Daniel Morissette
http://www.mapgears.com/
Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000