Garrett Wollman <wollman_at_khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> writes: > <<On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:24:40 +0100, des_at_des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) said: > > The problem is that the authentication information needs to be stored > > somewhere, and the usual solution is to store it in the directory, > ...which is usually the worst possible place. Please don't penalize > those of us with sensible authentication systems. You're the one trying to penalize other people. A common framework for directory and authentication services can of course store authentication tokens separately from user information, but the reverse isn't true. You can't unilaterally decide to leave out functionality that 90% of our users require just because you are in a position to use (what you consider to be) a better solution. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des_at_des.noReceived on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 14:24:25 UTC
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