Re: Where to begin

Stephen Waterbury <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Jul 2013 07:53:22 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.twisted.web
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 07/02/2013 07:41 AM, Phil Mayers wrote:
> On 02/07/13 12:39, Stephen Waterbury wrote:
>> On 07/02/2013 02:45 AM, Phil Mayers wrote:
>>> On 07/02/2013 01:24 AM, Glyph wrote:
>>>> However, I think Phil's correct insofar as he recommends that Django
>>>> might be better suited towards the web application parts of your
>>>> problem.  mod_wsgi, though?  No need for that :).
>>>
>>> FWIW the main reasons we use Apache/mod_wsgi (aside from it being a
>>> recommended deployment model) are the plethora of features available in
>>> Apache, including mod_auth_kerb, mod_cosign, and various other
>>> authentication handlers.
>>
>> Same here.  mod_auth_kerb is essential for enterprise web apps
>> here, as it works with Active Directory (amazingly,
>> M$ implemented the protocol correctly ;).  I would
>> love to use twisted here someday, but Kerberos auth is
>> the blocker for now.
>
> Ah, well as it happens...
>
> http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/3532
>
> ;o)

Yes, I remember that one ...
"...testing kerberos is extremely hard."  For sure.  ;)

Steve