[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1911: Add authentication for WUI access

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#1911: Add authentication for WUI access
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 Reporter:  luckyredhot                          |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |      Milestone:
Component:  code-frontend-web                    |  undecided
 Keywords:  WUI, access, security,               |        Version:  1.9.2
  authentication                                 |  Launchpad Bug:
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 At the moment anyone can access Tahoe-LAFS WUI and perform dangerous
 tricks such as filling up storage space.
 Workarounds are using iptables and nginx as proxy to Tahoe-LAFS.

 It would be very nice to have WUI's own authentication capability.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1911>
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