Bug#497584: ITP: cosign -- Web single sign-on for intranets

["Martín Ferrari" <tincho@debian.org>]

Neil,

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 18:51, Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> wrote:

>>   Description     : Web single sign-on for intranets
>
> What's the difference between this and OpenId ?
> Why the focus on intranets?

OpenId is decentralized and open. This is targeted to a diffrent
public (from what I understand), and the authentication is handled by
a single source.


>> An open source project originally designed to provide a secure single
>
> (s/open source// ? - implied by licence?)

Gah, I was tired and just copied text from the website :)


>> Cosign includes an Apache module for authentication in distributed
>> applications, CGI scripts tmo handle logon/logoff and a session tracking
>> daemon.
>
> Is this smartcard based or "hot-desking" via bluetooth or something?
> i.e. a system that logs you off when you leave your desk and logs you
> back in when you're back from lunch?
> ;-)

hehehehe. No, it only maintains the logged-on/off state, but doesn't
know about your culinary habits :) How would you re-phrase that?


Thanks, Tincho.

-- 
Martín Ferrari