_auth 97 _auth section of the conf.ini file [[conf.ini file|Return to conf.ini file]] [[toc]] ===Synopsis=== The ''_auth'' section of the conf.ini file includes configuration directives to enable authentication in a Xataface application. For more information about authentication and registration see [[authentication]]. This section may include the following directives: ===Directives=== {| class="listing listing2" |- ! Directive ! Description ! Required ! Default ! Version |- | users_table | The name of the table that contains your user accounts. | Yes | None | 0.6 |- | username_column | The name of the column that stores the username. | Yes | None | 0.6 |- | password_column | The name of the column that stores the password. | Required if using basic authentication. | None | 0.6 |- | auth_type | Specifies the authentication module that is being used. E.g. basic, cas, ldap, http, facebook, etc... | No | basic | 0.6 |- | allow_register | Flag to enable user registration. If this is set to 1, then a ''register'' link will appear below the login form. | No | 0 | 0.8 |- | session_timeout | Number of seconds of inactivity after which the user will be logged out. Note: Arithmetic don't work in the conf.ini, use seconds. | No | 86400 (=> 24*60*60 (24 hours)) | 1.3rc4 |} ===See Also=== * [[authentication]] - Overview of Xataface Authentication * [[conf.ini file]] - Directives available in the conf.ini file. _auth,authentication,conf.ini file,allow_register en