May 2009
Secure Cookie Authentication for CouchDB | Jason Davies: Web Design and Development
by greutI’ve recently been working on an implementation of cookie-based authentication for CouchDB. This is important for pure CouchDB applications (couchapps), where browsers communicate directly with CouchDB. Currently browsers can be authenticated using HTTP basic auth but the popup login box can be disruptive and confusing for users.
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