[OpenLayers-Users] Security and user authentication using OpenLayers and Geoserver

[paweluz]

Hi!

I wrote an application using GWT, OL2.8, Geoserver2.0.1 and PostGIS. The
user is able to view, save, delete and modify data using web browser. Now I
have been thinking about a way to limit the functionality to the user.
For example:
- only the admin user can modify data.  
- only some users can view the specific layers
- the anonymous user can just watch few layers
I have been reading about some authentication with geoserver:
http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/security/sec_layer.html

What do you think about that? How to combine this into OpenLayers API, or
simply how to use it form the client side, in application. Or maybe I am
thinking wrong...
Do you know maybe other ways to control security in your application.... 

I am completely new in this subject and I honestly have no idea how to do
this, and what to choose... Maybe for someone this is really simple... I
would really appreciate for any ideas an any help.

Regards,
Poul
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