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Re: simplest git deamon?

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ILIlari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi>
Date
Apr 12, 2010, 23:22 UTC
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 04:47:40PM +0300, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
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> Manao ahoana, Hello, Bonjour,
> 
> I would like to setup a git repository, on a Debian machine.
> I would like to access it only with git:// (no http://, no ssh://,...)
> 
> How to implement read/write restriction when just wanting to use
> "git://" without dealing with SSH?
You can't. git:// in its base form does not support authentication.

Yes, one could extend git:// to support authentication and encryption (been there, done that), but that isn't usable as client end requires extra software not included in standard git install (that server end requires extra software is comparatively no problem).

-Ilari
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Message 5 of 5 in “simplest git deamon?”
  1. Mihamina RakotomandimbyApr 12, 2010
  2. Shawn O. PearceApr 12, 2010
  3. Tomas CarneckyApr 12, 2010
  4. Matthieu MoyApr 12, 2010
  5. Ilari LiusvaaraApr 12, 2010

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