[xwiki-devs] SSO framework integration

[Jean-Vincent Drean]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu <sergiu at xwiki.com> wrote:
>>> 2.) OpenIDs have to be bound to local user accounts (1:n relations, allow
>>> more OpenIDs per account) - how should this happen? In the admin GUI? Who
>>> should be allowed to do it?
>>
>> I think 1:1 relation is sufficient. No special need for 2 sso accounts
>> for the same local user.
>> Relation can be contained in new property of XWikiUsers class. ("ssourl"
>> string property for example. or dblist property in case of 1:n relation)
>
> I wouldn't add a new property to the XWikiUsers class; this leads to very thick classes, like
> XWikiPreferences, with properties used only in specific cases. I'd rather add a new XClass, for
> example XWiki.OpenIdAccount, and user profiles will have this kind of objects attached.
>

+1 with this.

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Jean-Vincent Drean