Re: [DotGNU]can we implement Java for our auth system?

[Jeremy Petzold]

After giving it much thought, I came to the conclusion that a pure Java 
implementation would be slow and bloated. I was thinking of a server side app 
that would, after you click the button, establish secure connection with the 
client and query the information from the browser. after I thought about it, I 
realized that this could be done with very little Java, and a perl or Python 
script. that combonation would most likly give ust the most power and 
extencebility for such a system. also, the code involved would have to be very 
little.

side thought. to stay away from a plug in, the script could  keep a list of the 
XML info databases for each system based on the type of browser they use. like, 
if IE were the browser, the script would go to the .NET Personal DATA XML 
document to retrive the information, and if it were mozilla/NS it would know 
where to get that information, ect.


On Sun, 15 July 2001, Barry Fitzgerald wrote:

> 
> Jeremy Petzold wrote:
> > 
> > there have been disscussions as to making a new pluging for do handle
> > the auth system. I was wondering if it would be possable to implement a
> > Java applet that will use the existing Java plug-ins in the browser. if
> > this is possable, the we would only need one applet and it will run on
> > any java-enabled browser.
> > 
> > is this a practicle Idea? If not, I will have to drink more coffie so I
> > will be able to think more clearly :-)
> > 
> 
> Could you clearify this a little bit more?  Or, do you need more
> information on how the auth system will work?  At first, I thought that
> this idea might not work out (although it's not a bad idea at all) - and
> I still have my doubts.   I just want more of an explanation to see how
> it might fit in conceptually. 
> 
> Thanks. :)
> 
>     -Barry
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Regards,

Jeremy
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