CODE REQUEST:: Authentication Server

Okay. This isn't a bounty yet. I might actually be able to hack this on my own. If you have something that does this, that would rock.

Background: The Prim Reaper, you know, that large airship that will soon be the terror of the skies? It needs some security. I don't need random jackasses stealing a FreakRocket (large, flying bomb) from my launch bay and using it to... rob liquor stores or whatever. I want to make all the sensitive functions on my ship work only for authorized users. I want a single, low-lag script handling this.

Sensitive Functions Are:
- Piloting Controls (Captains Chair)
- Turrets (four to six of these following the ship)
- Launching Rail (spawns selected objects for deployment)
- Gear Box (Reaper-Issue flight harness, weapons, eyepatches, etc)
- Launch Bay Doors, Access Hatch (SetPos,SetPrimParams Doors)
- Plank (Extends Outwards For... walking people off of it)

These functions would call the Authentication Server with the user key, it would match the key and return a YES if passed, or WTF, HELL NO! if failed. The keys would be put in a notecard or something else readable (not stored in script state).

Unless you have something that checks for Is User Part of Group X, which would would too, I guess.

This sounds fun! If you need any help with it feel free to contact me.
==Chris

Hiya Burke,

I myself just wrote something like this, except for a tipjar system (tipjars contact a server to receive and access list, then only allow authorized users to activate the tipjar) however if I stripped it down to its base components, I believe you could adapt this code to your needs. Drop me an IM in world, on IRC, forums, or on YIM (velox_severine).

Thanks dudes.

integer llSameGroup(key id);
http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llSameGroup
this might be easier than writing a whole server system, yes?

It might. but how would I code that in place of, say, checking for OWNER? I really wish we had more sample code in the wiki.

llSameGroup and llGetOwner I know...it simply wouldn't work for my purposes as it would need to take people for at least 3-4 groups (on my tipjar system) however if you just want to check for owner...

default
{
    touch_start(integer num)
    {
        if (llDetectedKey(0) == llGetOwner()) // If touched by owner, execute code
        {
            llWhisper(0, "w00t!");
        }
    }
}

I want to check for group.
As in, is this person the same group as the ship, or is he about to get ejected into the next region.

SImple check "Is object group same as the group tag of the toucher":

touch_start(integer n)
   {
   	key av = llDetectedKey(0);
   	if( llSameGroup(av) ) {
   		//Do nice things here
   	} else {
   		//Do un-nice things here
   	}
   }

Or, group is right or it's the owner and we dont' care about the group for the owner:

touch_start(integer n)
    {
    	key av = llDetectedKey(0);
    	if( llSameGroup(av) || av == llGetOwner() ) {
    		//Do nice things here
    	} else {
    		//Do un-nice things here
    	}
    }

For seating:

changed(integer change)
  {
  	if (change & CHANGED_LINK)
  	{
  		key av = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
  		if( llSameGroup(av) || av == llGetOwner() ) {
  			//Do nice things here
  		} else {
  	            llUnSit(av);
  			//Do un-nice things here
  		}
  }

thank you.

The Un-Nice things I won't speak of because they potentially violate the TOS.
Of course, anything that does more than say 'Hello,Avatar' potentially violates the TOS.

I put the SameGroup code into the primary pilot seat, control buttons for the doors and launcher, etc, and they work fine. Getting SameGroup to work on my smaller six-man ship was a little troublesome, because if someone unauthorized sat on it, they'd be sitting and I'd get ejected and still be flying the damn thing. I'll play with it some more.