https://github.com/atmos/hancock

An OpenID Provider with a simple API, written in Sinatra.
https://github.com/atmos/hancock

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An OpenID Provider with a simple API, written in Sinatra.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/atmos/hancock
• Owner: atmos
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2009-02-28T03:29:51.000Z (almost 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-09-27T21:03:37.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-15T13:59:32.963Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: http://github.com/atmos/hancock
• Size: 402 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
hancock

=======

It's like your [John Hancock][johnhancock] for all of your company's apps.

A lot of this is extracted from our internal single sign on server at [Engine

Yard][ey].  You can easily add this middleware to authenticate your

users with existing models.

Features

========

An [OpenID][openid] based [Single Sign On][sso] server that provides:

* a single source for user authentication using openid

* integration with ruby frameworks via [rack][hancock_examples].

How it Works

============

![SSO Handshake](http://img.skitch.com/20090719-j3f895hp7h9dnkpjwc8ycqg29e.jpg)

This handshake seems kind of complex but it only happens when you need to

validate a user session on the consumer.

Testing/Developing Locally

==========================

You need the [Bundler][bundler] to function.

    % gem install bundler

    % bundle install

    % bundle exec rake

Deployment Setup

================

Ideally you just drop the middleware into your existing application.

TBD

Guidance

========

* http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html

* http://wiki.openid.net/OpenID_Authentication_2.0

* http://jystewart.net/process/2007/10/a-ruby-on-rails-openid-server/

* http://lists.openidenabled.com/pipermail/dev/2007-March/000347.html

Feedback

========

* [Github Issues][githubissues]

Sponsored By

============

* [Engine Yard][ey]

[johnhancock]: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=john+hancock

[ey]: http://www.engineyard.com/

[sr]: http://github.com/sr

[atmos]: http://github.com/atmos

[halorgium]: http://github.com/halorgium

[adelcambre]: http://github.com/adelcambre

[srfork]: http://github.com/sr/webrat/tree/sinatra

[webrat]: http://github.com/brynary/webrat

[hancock_examples]: http://github.com/atmos/hancock-client/tree/98aae96077a8fbfa0097f33ec3ecd628fc549c54/examples/dragon

[datamapper]: http://datamapper.org

[openid]: http://openid.net/

[sso]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on

[whitelist]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitelist

[oauth]: http://oauth.net/

[sreg]: http://openid.net/specs/openid-simple-registration-extension-1_0.html#response_format

[simpledb]: http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb/

[googlegroup]: http://groups.google.com/group/hancock-users

[githubissues]: http://github.com/atmos/hancock/issues

[bundler]: http://gembundler.com