PieAuthentication

Authentication

The previous versions of Pie neglected the idea of restricting access for several reasons. First, there were other things to implement that seemed more important than restrictions of any kind. Second, restricting access to a knowledge base somewhat contradicts a Wiki's, and therefore Pie's, fundamental principles and ideas. If somebody really wanted to shut the rest of the world off, he or she could also employ the standard means of the underlying web server.

Then again, you might find yourself in a position where you want to offer information to the public without anyone but yourself to be able to alter or falsify it. And that's where Pie's authentication comes in handily.

In Pie's read-only mode PieModesAndSwitches, nobody but an authenticated user must alter the contents of the web site. Authentication takes place via Login, that is,

 pie.php?action=login

Once you have successfully logged in, you can create and alter pages as well as upload yap_Binary files. Don't forget to log out again:

 pie.php?action=logout

At its present state, Pie supports but a single "user". If more than one person takes the duty of maintaining the contents, all of them are to be considered equally trustworthy, sharing a single "user account" and password.

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