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Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracFineGrainedPermissions


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    12= Fine grained permissions =
    23
     
    2930
    3031=== !AuthzPolicy ===
    31 
    32  - Install [http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html ConfigObj] (required).
    33  - Copy authz_policy.py into your plugins directory.
    34  - Put a [http://swapoff.org/files/authzpolicy.conf authzpolicy.conf] file somewhere, preferably on a secured location on the server, not readable for others than the webuser. If the  file contains non-ASCII characters, the UTF-8 encoding should be used.
    35  - Update your `trac.ini`:
    36    1. modify the [TracIni#trac-section permission_policies] entry in the `[trac]` section
     32==== Configuration ====
     33* Install [http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html ConfigObj] (still needed for 0.12).
     34* Copy authz_policy.py into your plugins directory (only for Trac 0.11).
     35* Put a [http://swapoff.org/files/authzpolicy.conf authzpolicy.conf] file somewhere, preferably on a secured location on the server, not readable for others than the webuser. If the  file contains non-ASCII characters, the UTF-8 encoding should be used.
     36* Update your `trac.ini`:
     37  1. modify the [TracIni#trac-section permission_policies] entry in the `[trac]` section
    3738{{{
    3839[trac]
     
    4041permission_policies = AuthzPolicy, DefaultPermissionPolicy, LegacyAttachmentPolicy
    4142}}}
    42    2. add a new `[authz_policy]` section
     43  1. add a new `[authz_policy]` section
    4344{{{
    4445[authz_policy]
    4546authz_file = /some/trac/env/conf/authzpolicy.conf
    4647}}}
    47    3. enable the single file plugin
     48  1. enable the plugin through [/admin/general/plugin WebAdmin] or by editing the `[components]` section
    4849{{{
    4950[components]
     
    5556}}}
    5657
     58
     59==== Usage Notes ====
    5760Note that the order in which permission policies are specified is quite critical,
    5861as policies will be examined in the sequence provided.
    5962
    60 A policy will return either `True`, `False` or `None` for a given permission check.
    61 Only if the return value is `None` will the ''next'' permission policy be consulted.
    62 If no policy explicitly grants the permission, the final result will be `False`
    63 (i.e. no permission).
     63A policy will return either `True`, `False` or `None` for a given permission check. `True` is returned if the policy explicitly grants the permission. `False` is returned if the policy explicitly denies the permission. `None` is returned if the policy is unable to either grant or deny the permission.
     64
     65NOTE: Only if the return value is `None` will the ''next'' permission policy be consulted.
     66If none of the policies explicitly grants the permission, the final result will be `False`
     67(i.e. permission denied).
     68
     69The `authzpolicy.conf` file is a `.ini` style configuration file:
     70{{{
     71[wiki:PrivatePage@*]
     72john = WIKI_VIEW, !WIKI_MODIFY
     73jack = WIKI_VIEW
     74* =
     75}}}
     76* Each section of the config is a glob pattern used to match against a Trac resource
     77  descriptor. These descriptors are in the form:
     78{{{
     79<realm>:<id>@<version>[/<realm>:<id>@<version> ...]
     80}}}
     81  Resources are ordered left to right, from parent to child. If any
     82  component is inapplicable, `*` is substituted. If the version pattern is
     83  not specified explicitely, all versions (`@*`) is added implicitly
     84
     85  Example: Match the WikiStart page
     86{{{
     87[wiki:*]
     88[wiki:WikiStart*]
     89[wiki:WikiStart@*]
     90[wiki:WikiStart]
     91}}}
     92
     93  Example: Match the attachment `wiki:WikiStart@117/attachment/FOO.JPG@*`
     94  on WikiStart
     95{{{
     96[wiki:*]
     97[wiki:WikiStart*]
     98[wiki:WikiStart@*]
     99[wiki:WikiStart@*/attachment/*]
     100[wiki:WikiStart@117/attachment/FOO.JPG]
     101}}}
     102
     103* Sections are checked against the current Trac resource descriptor '''IN ORDER''' of
     104  appearance in the configuration file. '''ORDER IS CRITICAL'''.
     105
     106* Once a section matches, the current username is matched against the keys
     107  (usernames) of the section, '''IN ORDER'''.
     108  * If a key (username) is prefixed with a `@`, it is treated as a group.
     109  * If a value (permission) is prefixed with a `!`, the permission is
     110    denied rather than granted.
     111
     112  The username will match any of 'anonymous', 'authenticated', <username> or '*', using normal Trac permission rules. || '''Note:''' Other groups which are created by user (e.g. by 'adding subjects to groups' on web interface page //Admin / Permissions//) cannot be used. See [trac:ticket:5648 #5648] for details about this missing feature ||
    64113
    65114For example, if the `authz_file` contains:
     
    70119[wiki:PrivatePage@*]
    71120john = WIKI_VIEW
    72 * =
     121* = !WIKI_VIEW
    73122}}}
    74123and the default permissions are set like this:
     
    80129
    81130Then:
    82  - All versions of WikiStart will be viewable by everybody (including anonymous)
    83  - !PrivatePage will be viewable only by john
    84  - other pages will be viewable only by john and jack
    85 
     131  * All versions of WikiStart will be viewable by everybody (including anonymous)
     132  * !PrivatePage will be viewable only by john
     133  * other pages will be viewable only by john and jack
     134
     135Groups:
     136{{{
     137[groups]
     138admins = john, jack
     139devs = alice, bob
     140
     141[wiki:Dev@*]
     142@admins = TRAC_ADMIN
     143@devs = WIKI_VIEW
     144* =
     145
     146[*]
     147@admins = TRAC_ADMIN
     148* =
     149}}}
     150
     151Then:
     152- everything is blocked (whitelist approach), but
     153- admins get all TRAC_ADMIN everywhere and
     154- devs can view wiki pages.
     155
     156Some repository examples (Browse Source specific):
     157{{{
     158# A single repository:
     159[repository:test_repo@*]
     160john = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     161# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW for the entire test_repo
     162
     163# All repositories:
     164[repository:*@*]
     165jack = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     166# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW for all repositories
     167}}}
     168
     169Very fine grain repository access:
     170{{{
     171# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW access to trunk/src/some/location/ only
     172[repository:test_repo@*/source:trunk/src/some/location/*@*]
     173john = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     174
     175
     176# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW access to only revision 1 of all files at trunk/src/some/location only
     177[repository:test_repo@*/source:trunk/src/some/location/*@1]
     178john = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     179
     180
     181# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW access to all revisions of 'somefile' at trunk/src/some/location only
     182[repository:test_repo@*/source:trunk/src/some/location/somefile@*]
     183john = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     184
     185
     186# John has BROWSER_VIEW and FILE_VIEW access to only revision 1 of 'somefile' at trunk/src/some/location only
     187[repository:test_repo@*/source:trunk/src/some/location/somefile@1]
     188john = BROWSER_VIEW, FILE_VIEW
     189}}}
     190
     191Note: In order for Timeline to work/visible for John, we must add CHANGESET_VIEW to the above permission list.
     192
     193
     194==== Missing Features ====
     195Although possible with the !DefaultPermissionPolicy handling (see Admin panel), fine-grained permissions still miss those grouping features (see [trac:ticket:9573 #9573], [trac:ticket:5648 #5648]). Patches are partially available, see forgotten authz_policy.2.patch  part of [trac:ticket:6680 #6680]).
     196
     197You cannot do the following:
     198{{{
     199[groups]
     200team1 = a, b, c
     201team2 = d, e, f
     202team3 = g, h, i
     203departmentA = team1, team2
     204}}}
     205
     206Permission groups are not supported either. You cannot do the following:
     207{{{
     208[groups]
     209permission_level_1 = WIKI_VIEW, TICKET_VIEW
     210permission_level_2  = permission_level_1, WIKI_MODIFY, TICKET_MODIFY
     211[*]
     212@team1 = permission_level_1
     213@team2 = permission_level_2
     214@team3 = permission_level_2, TICKET_CREATE
     215}}}
    86216
    87217=== !AuthzSourcePolicy  (mod_authz_svn-like permission policy) === #AuthzSourcePolicy