[Tilecache] Tilecache Authentication

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 10:29:58AM +0100, Eric Lemoine wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2008 1:47 PM, Christopher Schmidt <crschmidt at metacarta.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:25:51AM -0000, Gissur Þórhallsson wrote:
> > > Hello
> > > The problem now is that the tilecache server is still wide open. I'm wondering whether there are any tried and tested ways of authenticating calls to the tilecache?
> >
> > I would simply use HTTP authentication. Instead of doing anything fancy
> > with cookies, sessions, etc. you just use Apache basic auth on the end
> > point. Users are automatically prompted by their browser for a login
> > when they're browsing tiles.
> 
> I have a question related to the use of HTTP auth.
> 
> Ok, you start browsing tiles, your browser prompts you for a login,
> you log in. And then, you browse your map again. Is the browser going
> to prompt you again for a login, or will it automatically send the
> login/passwd for you. I guess the answer is the browser will
> automatically send the login/password for you. 

Yes.

> Do you know for how
> long the browser will do that for you?

Until you quit the browser.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta