Question

When I edit a topic I am authenticated correctly and in the file twiki/data/remoteusers.txt there is a line with my username and the ip address of the proxy that I use. Then, when a colleague of mine views a page, through the same proxy, he is authenticated as me. It became apparent when we started using different skins. As soon as one of us edits a page, the other becomes the one. If I disable the proxy, the problem disappears and my own ip address is seen in remoteusers.txt. Basically, it seems the authentication through a proxy is impossible. Am I wrong? Everyone in our company is behind a proxy.

Environment

-- PaulBakker - 27 Jan 2005

Answer

IP based tracking cannot be used if your users are behind a proxy. You need cookie based user tracking (via a session plugin)

-- PeterThoeny - 27 Jan 2005