[Couchdb Wiki] Update of "Authentication and Authorization" by CurtArnold

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= Authentication and Authorization =

== Disclaimer ==

These pages attempt to collect strands of thoughts that concern authentication and authorization in CouchDB.  These pages do not describe the currently available support for authentication and authorization in CouchDB or any agreed implementation plans.

== Discussion threads ==

The following discussions address authentication and authorization concerns:

== JIRA issues ==

The following issues address authentication and authorization concerns:

== Definitions ==

 Authentication:: TBD
 Authorization:: TBD

== Authentication use cases ==

The following use-cases describe potential usage scenarios for an authentication system.
The catalog of use-cases could be helpful to describe the feature set of
any proposals and to identify any architectural issues.

== Authentication hooks ==

Descriptions of how to connect a authentication system to couchdb.

== Authorization use cases ==

The following use-cases describe potential usage scenarios for an authorization system.
The catalog of use-cases could be helpful to describe the feature set of
any proposals and to identify any architectural issues.

== Authorization hooks ==

Descriptions of how to connect a authentication system to couchdb.

== Proposals ==