Re: A registration with a common userbase?

On Tue, 02 Jul 2002 13:01:37 +0200, Tomas V.V.Cox wrote: >Kristian Koehntopp wrote: >> The respective class would use an external or distributed >> database to validate the user against that database. It would >> also enable registration to that database, perhaps also adding >> additional data about that user to the central store. >> >> The class would also have an optional, local storage component >> with additional user data such as preferences, customizations >> and similar, which need or should not be shared to a central >> store. >> >> The class would allow a user to roam freely between sites that >> are using this class to authenticate users. >> > >I guess that a Passport/SSO (Single Sign On) also known as SPF (Single >Point of Failure) is too ambituous. ^^^^^^^^ You mean "ambitious" here, don't you? I think, that no matter if the approach is ambitious or not, a SSO system would be a great thing for PEAR and it would be even greater if someone (aka Kristian) could keep the discussion alive in order to create more concrete plans. - Martin