set_filter
Description:
Adds filter
as an authentication filter to this.
The filter gets a chance to bypass authentication for certain requests that would otherwise require it. Eg, it might check the message's path in some way that is too complicated to do via the other methods, or it might check the message's method, and allow GETs but not PUTs.
The filter function returns true
if the request should still require authentication, or false
if authentication is
unnecessary for this request.
To help prevent security holes, your filter should return true
by default, and only return false
under
specifically-tested circumstances, rather than the other way around. Eg, in the example above, where you want to authenticate PUTs but not GETs,
you should check if the method is GET and return false
in that case, and then return true
for all other methods
(rather than returning true
for PUT and false
for all other methods). This way if it turned out (now or later) that
some paths supported additional methods besides GET and PUT, those methods would default to being NOT allowed for unauthenticated users.
You can also set the filter by setting the AUTH_DOMAIN_FILTER and AUTH_DOMAIN_FILTER_DATA properties, which can also be used to set the filter at construct time.
Parameters:
this | |
filter |
the auth filter for this |
dnotify |
destroy notifier to free |
filter_data |
data to pass to |