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

[Stephen Woodbridge]

paweluz wrote:
> 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

Look at GeoPrisma http://geoprisma.org/