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OpenSimulator Internals/AuthenticationService

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OpenSimulator Internals/AuthenticationService

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Overview

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AuthenticationService handles login authentication. Core implementations are password and webkey.

This service is stateless and can be load-balanced across multiple ROBUST instances.


Authentication Methods

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Method Notes
password Standard password authentication. Password stored as MD5 hash with salt.
webkey Web login token authentication.

Database

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See auth table and tokens table for the full database schema.

Note: the tokens table is confirmed unused per wiki.


See Also

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