This should be redone as a SessionProvider. On the plus side, you'll no longer need to worry about faking up a LoginForm or auto-creating the user yourself.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • Deskana | T75616 Tracking: API/backend issues blocking Wikipedia app development | |||
| Resolved | Anomie | T32788 Allow triggering of user password reset email via the API | |||
| Open | None | T90925 General authentication improvements for MediaWiki | |||
| Resolved | Anomie | T48179 Allow a challenge stage during authentication | |||
| Open | None | T5709 Refactoring to make external authentication and identity systems easier | |||
| Resolved | Tgr | T43201 UserLoadFromSession considered evil | |||
| Resolved | Anomie | T67493 Session is started by EditAction (problem for extensions using UserLoadFromSession hook) | |||
| Open | Feature | None | T55156 Provide option to force a login session to end within a certain time | ||
| Open | None | T89459 Modernize MediaWiki authentication system (AuthManager) | |||
| Open | None | T110291 Update all extensions to use AuthManager | |||
| Declined | None | T145078 Update NTLMActiveDirectory to use AuthManager |
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This extension probably needs a complete overhaul, starting with a name change, since it has nothing to do with NTLM! ActiveDirectoryAuthorization would be a better name IMHO. Also, instead of being a modified copy of Auth_remoteuser, it should depend on it and use the SessionCheckInfo hook.