Generally used for a component of the software system - which is responsible for creating, managing and controlling users. This includes classical "authentication and authorization" terms too.
Questions tagged [user-management]
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php - user system with OpenID: how long to keep the user logged in?
In my system, the user logs in with either Yahoo or Google, and a cookie is set so the user stays logged in.
I'm picturing a mismatch between the user being logged in to my system and him being logged in to the outside system.
What if the user is…

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Security - Stop people using my program without authorization
I am developing a program that I want to share with certain people, however if I change my mind about these people I want to be able to 'revoke' their access to the program.
Ideally this would be on a per-user basis rather than just blocking all…

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Hierarchy of administrators in Liferay
What I need is:
Administrator-level-1 (Can edit all simple users and administrators of level 2 and 3)
Administrator-level-2 (Can edit all simple users and administrators of level 3)
Administrator-level-3 (even less permissions)
By saying edit…

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How to authorize user in page request if logged in with REST API?
Before, I had asked a question Access control to a page with REST service
But maybe I need to ask more briefly and more generally to get the idea.
I have a REST API. Client is browser. "login" is also one of my REST Service, where user enters his…

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PHP | user management library with Facebook and Gmail authentication
I'm looking for a php library or a framework module:
which enables user management (registration, login, password
reminder),
keeps the users in groups (readers, writers, moderators)
and also integrates with Facebook and Google account…

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howto add custom authentication to a Jetty webserver running solr
I have a Solr server running as a webapp on jetty.
I now want to add a custom authentication procedure to jetty, to ad/remove users that can access the solr search.
The user sends a token that needs to be verified by a 3. party server before the…

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Creating public profile page drupal
Could anyone tell me if the following is achievable in Drupal (for a newbie)
I want to create a registration form that a people have to fill in to become a member of my website.
Once registered I want them to have the facility to log in and edit…

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Implement "local" user management on GAE
I want to develop a business app on GAE. The business proprietor somehow does not like or misunderstands the OpenID idea, insists on implementing local user management: registration using login and password stored in the app's data store.
I would…

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ASP.NET - with multiple sites sharing the same database, how can I manage the username a password?
I have multiple websites and a Windows app that share the same database. Is there a way that I can manage the database username and password across all web.configs and app.configs? I'd like to be able to change the username and password, and then…

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Can't create a file/directories in Ubuntu 11.10 even if rights are set correctly
I'm affraid about something in ubuntu 11.10. I'm trying to give the write permission to the current user in a specific folder.
So, at first, I'm cnanging the owner to give the propriety to my apache user on the default folder (/var/www).
sudo chown…

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How to prevent a user from signing in from more than n computers in asp.net
I am looking for a way to prevent my web site users, who sign on with a pair of username passwords after their registration, from logging in from multiple computers. Actually i am looking for a way to register the computers that the users log on…

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Directory Structure Logic
I am trying to create a folder structure like so:
Uploaded files
a
aaron.doe@hotmail.com
b
c
...all the way to z
one level ABOVE the public web directory. The only unique key (besides the user_id itself) is the user email, since their email is…

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ASP.NET to SQL Server Credentials
I am currently working on converting a Windows Desktop application to a Web Site/Application. The data structure for the entire application is stored in SQL Server databases. Each database represents a different "library". One customer can have many…

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asp.net membership dynamic users rights assignment issue
I'm working on User Role Management ASP.NET 4.0 with C#, but I have a specific: I have a main user or we can say Super Admin.
Super Admin can create the admin user or reseller user
Reseller user can further create users under them
But here a…

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WordPress User roles/rights
I'm searching (a) plug-ins for user role and rights. My idea is to have an user geek1 which can only manage the the maincategory 'geeks'. He should be able to create & manage new subcategories, pages and posts. But all new entries have to be…

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