Question

I'd like to setup Twiki for a company intranet, but don't want everyone to have a new username/password when we have so many passwords to remember already. Any thoughts on how to integrate TWiki with another set of passwords?

• TWiki version:
• Web server:Apache
• Server OS:Linux
• Web browser:
• Client OS:

-- TWikiGuest - 01 Oct 2002

Answer

NOT an official answer!

I'm also trying to run this on an intranet. Try reading the documentation on that, which has them enter their intranet username and password onto the TWiki registration form. Then when Apache prompts them for the username/password, they can just use the same one.

-- StewStryker - 02 Oct 2002

This is an issue I have been struggling with for awhile. With Internet Explorer on a Windows NT/2000 domain it is possible to use the already authenticated session (using mod_nltm). I have not been able to find equivalent functionality for Netscape/Mozilla or Opera. This doesn't mean there isn't a solution available, there might be, but rather that I'm just not knowledgeable enough to make it work.

The topics I know of which cover this theme are:

• TWikiUserAuthentication - the normal twiki way of authenticating users
• TransparentAuthentication - an embryonic attempt to gather documentation on how to use pre-existing authentication instead of forcing yet another login
• WindowsInstallModNTLM - another Apache module to authenticate against an NT Domain server (this is the one which works transparently for IE users)
• NoIntranetUserLogon - some more discussion on transparent logins
• UseLoginNames -
• ForgettingPasswords -
• CookbookWindowsIISSetup - Microsoft Information Server authentication
• search for 'authen' topic names across all webs

-- MattWilkie - 02 Oct 2002

Answer

The most convenient way for users is to authenticate against their Intranet login. There are several Apache extensions that do that, at work we authenticate against the NIS, the Unix login. TWiki can handle two different users names, e.g. jsmith for Unix login and JohnSmith for TWiki, TWikiUserAuthentication has the details.

-- PeterThoeny - 12 Oct 2002