Protect page editing with a password

[bndn]

Write a user and a password at the top of the textarea to protect the page from editing with a HTTP Basic Auth.
A solution with one line :

user: my_username, password: my_password
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A solution with a YAML Front Matter like Jekyll :

---
user: my_username
password: my_password

---
content of the file…

These credentials must be invisible from all others representations.

[sunny]

There's a problem with the fact that edith saves at every keystroke: when do you start asking for a password?

I like the YAML Front Matter syntax though, it could be extensible.

[bndn]

Good question. I think it’s easier for the user that the auth dialog box appears only when he reloads the editing page, not immediately after setting the credentials.

[sunny]

This makes it hard to implement because the Ajax requests still need to go through un-authenticated. We would need to stop saving while you're typing a password.

I think we would need to implement this on a different page (like /pagename/lock) or in a popup prompt where you can set a password. Anything that's not in the autosaving-textarea.

[sunny]

Closing in favor of #24