>Is there an access control list based user management in Swiki already?


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I don't know because I don't know what that is :-)

We have had various protection schemes in Swiki.  (While only two 
years old, it's evolved alot at Georgia Tech -- couple thousand 
student and faculty users, over 120 Swikis, etc.)  We've tried some 
where users had particular reading vs. writing vs. appending 
capabilities.  In general, we've found them more interface trouble 
than solving real problems.  Our current scheme is that:
- Any page can be locked with a password, and
- A whole Swiki can be placed behind user authentication

This works pretty well, but more advanced schemes are certainly 
possible.  Of course, none of our users have tried to produce a news 
site, so your demands may be greater.

Mark

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