ODP::Passport - Users' FAQ

Questions Answered:

• What's a Passport? What's a key? What's it let me do?
• Can I get a Passport? How?
• I log in, get a login successful message, click Continue, then get a login screen again. Eh?
• I press 'Login' on a tool login page, and I just get the tool login page again, what gives?
• Cookies? Urgh.
• I'm an ODP tool developer, can I implement ODP::Passport authentication on my tools/site?
• How does one say "Cookies? Urgh." in different languages?

What's a Passport? What's a key? What's it let me do?

A Passport is an account on passport.dmoz.org.

A key grants you access to a collection of tools for 24 hours. You can generate keys for tools at any time, so long as your Passport is active.

A Passport lets you access a range of editor-only ODP tools.

Can I get a Passport? How?

If you're an ODP editor you can get a Passport.

To get yourself a Passport, go to the signup page, enter your ODP editor name, and submit the form. A passphrase will be sent to you via ODP feedback, and you'll be able to log in and use the system as soon as you get it.

I log in, get a login successful message, click Continue, then get a login screen again. Eh?

You must accept cookies from passport.dmoz.org. Check your browser is set to accept cookies from passport.dmoz.org. If you're using an anonymising/anti-advertising proxy, check it allows cookies from passport.dmoz.org.

I press 'Login' on a tool login page, and I just get the tool login page again, what gives?

You must accept cookies from the site of the tool/page you're trying to access. Check your browser is set to accept cookies from that site. If you're using an anonymising/anti-advertising proxy, check it allows cookies from that site.

Cookies? Urgh.

That's not really a question now, is it? :)

The cookies used by the Passport server by default are session cookies, so expire when you quit your browser. (You can choose 24 hour cookies if you wish from your preferences after signing up.) The cookies used by tools expire after 24 hours, assuming the tool owner hasn't altered their copy of the Passport libraries. They contain only the information required by the system to ensure you're allowed to use the tool you're trying to use.

I'm an ODP tool developer, can I implement ODP::Passport authentication on my tools/site?

Absolutely, the more developers that use the system the more useful it becomes.

It's a great way to quickly and easily implement secure editor authentication in your tools. See the Developers' Guide for more information.

How does one say "Cookies? Urgh." in different languages?

What an odd question. Well, since you asked...