Updated Beta2 package available for download
26jul
by marcus · Category: beta package · 42 comments
Welcome...
Tuatara is a user authentication and access control management system built in object oriented PHP5 with a MySQL backend. This system is meant for programmers and non-programmers alike who need a powerful but easy to use drop in access control system for their web site, and don't have the time or requirements for a full fledged framework based system.
Features include configurable groups, simple registration with optional email verification, forgotten password retrieval, user profiles, and a robust administration interface that lets you control every aspect of your installation. Security is another feature that is taken very seriously, including multiple levels of authentication checks to verify user sessions, dynamically hashed passwords, and error checking that'll stop XSS attacks in their tracks.
Well I hope I haven't alienated anybody with the low success rate of installing the previous beta 2 package release. I put the archive together way too haph-hazardly and didn't realize how many bugs I created in the process.
After many emails from those of you who had problems and were seeking help, I decided to revisit the package and do some serious stress-testing on it. more...
Despite being in its infancy, this project is starting to garner a little share of attention from the open source community. I thank everybody for their feedback so far, all the bug fixes I've been able to accomplish as a result, and a huge list of feature requests to start working on for as soon in the future as I can possibly get them out to you. more...
The beta package #2 has been released! You can find it on our downloads page.
The new beta two release includes the long awaited interactive installer, as well as a stripped down demonstration version of all the necessary files (login, registration, etc). more...
It's not really a bug, but when I created the current archives, I forgot to turn the administrative demo configuration variable off. If you have downloaded the current package (0.1beta1) or are planning to, you will need to open the file tuatara. more...
News! The first add-on module I plan on writing for Tuatara will apparently be a news module, primarily because I need one! I want to keep everybody updated, and until I have some support forums up and running, this will be my way. more...
