From user-return-10560-apmail-couchdb-user-archive=couchdb.apache.org@couchdb.apache.org Mon May 17 15:59:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 3605 invoked from network); 17 May 2010 15:59:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 17 May 2010 15:59:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 77366 invoked by uid 500); 17 May 2010 15:59:12 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 77319 invoked by uid 500); 17 May 2010 15:59:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 77311 invoked by uid 99); 17 May 2010 15:59:12 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 17 May 2010 15:59:12 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of bharat.kjsce@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.180 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.125.83.180] (HELO mail-pv0-f180.google.com) (74.125.83.180) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 17 May 2010 15:59:05 +0000 Received: by pvc7 with SMTP id 7so2533439pvc.11 for ; Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:references:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer :mime-version:subject:date:cc; bh=c11BECYn2UQjksBdQe8u3JIYgsxt2oKXtflcsZydGHU=; b=Ow+FEucgoQI2lVy1m7o/mxXEWMDSCJ+oBTzBRPo3EP03hYHfpMEhW3Shi/8eeTZLUJ Q21TsRqHju78HU7mbGTdV0f1osGpkecDay/fu+IR0p6X4kjetj5VDOPMExPberg7EoDN zlkroDALOo6lg+uqhTgdr3FNiR2y8WaOK5CuY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date:cc; b=cm1Bnu8zO4NifS5WM9MMxJEdG6adInlP7Q93eJvxflJqRvotoTGZbnwZQmzf3B6MrR yqU4nMmwEgMX9Pcjj4G/44MfFnd517nBwHMius9540dbsVUvbEd4g3ylvVaWv/TqmVuC aPfO8FhISqh1SGKplC+BYtgR/pfJIDXbu0cUM= Received: by 10.141.100.17 with SMTP id c17mr3860301rvm.0.1274111925500; Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.50.47.220] ([166.205.136.140]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k17sm4301067rvh.17.2010.05.17.08.58.44 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:45 -0700 (PDT) References: <4BF153D9.4020406@openforce.com> Message-Id: <07E4D4C9-C3FC-4D81-990E-9FB5AFC0DEFF@gmail.com> From: Bharat To: "user@couchdb.apache.org" In-Reply-To: <4BF153D9.4020406@openforce.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (7E18) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 7E18) Subject: Re: Authentication per DB Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:36 -0700 Cc: "user@couchdb.apache.org" You can create per db user role and reader under security link inside DB. If you are using futon, go inside DB and click security and you can define who has access and how much much. On May 17, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Patrick Petermair wrote: > Hi! > > We have a scenario, where each user should get their own CouchDB > database. Everyone should only be allowed to see their own DB (after > authenticating). It should not be possible to edit or even see data > from other users. > > Is this possible with CouchDB? It seems like CouchDB only supports a > system wide authentication mechanism for admin accounts. If it is > not possible, what would be the best way to work around this? > > Thanks! > Patrick