On 10/31/07, Reizer Gábor reizer.gabor@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Could I login to MW without typing the username and password?
Non-logged-in users cannot read pages in my MW.
I try to do if somebody gives an URL to the browser and the authentication could be automatic.
Other solutions?
Hi Gabor,
I believe you're talking about Single Sign-On (SSO). If you're using Linux or FreeBSD on the web server and Microsoft Active Directory for your identity management, then the Plexcel extension does SPNEGO Kerberos SSO (aka IWA in Windows speak):
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Plexcel
IE and FF will automatically authenticate. No username or password necessary. But the login form may also still be used. Also, all information in the local MW DB is populated from AD so account management is pushed back into AD. Access to the wiki is controlled by a list of Windows groups in LocalSettings.php.
Mike