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[Stephan Jauernick <info AT stephan-jauernick.de>]

Am 03.05.2012 11:40, schrieb Julian De Marchi:
> heya--
>
> I would like to start a technical discussion on LDAP and a web app
> that can create and manage users.
Nice!
> As you know from previous discussions, a new website for OpenNIC was
> being made. This stage of the OpenNIC revamp has now been completed.
> However implementing it now would be very premature. The next step 
> for
> the revamp is one central place for auth. This is going to use LDAP.
>
> What I'd like to discuss is a way to create a site which will:
>
> - Create new OpenNIC members
> - Let existing members manage their profile
> - Provide an admin interface for admins to create and manage members
>
> The site will also control other aspects of running OpenNIC. All
> members will be able to select what m/l they'd like to belong too. 
> DNS
> operators will be able to control their nameservers, signup to server
> monitoring and other such stuff.
>
> I have already chosen perl for the language for this project. I know
> what the web app should do, but I'd like to discuss ways to do it.
> I've searched metacpan for hints on LDAP modules, but I really am
> lost. So lets discuss technical ways to do this. What perl modules
> would do the job? If possible I'd like to use starman + cataylst, but
> am not afraid of fast-cgi for the job, so pure perl will work(not an
> mvc).
I used catalst before, its a cool platform but sadly really heavy 
weight!
Nowadays i prefer Mojolicious as a platform, its small and more 
leightweight(from the same author as catalyst)!

As LDAP Module i had great success with Net::LDAP!

> The main page should have fields for member registration which upon
> validation will add the user to the LDAP DB. The management page will
> show all the members details in text boxes with edit boxes next to
> them(?) which will then allow updating of the field. The admin 
> section
> will have two parts. The first will have a list of all members, when
> clicked upon takes the admin to what the member would see for editing
> their profile. The second part would allow the manual creation of
> members.
>
> I look forward to your reply.
>
> --julian
>
>
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