did you try [extension by unclvito] Protected Albums ?
should work with Piwigo 2.4 too

Just tried Protected Albums, and it does not appear to work in 2.4.1 at all.  I get a warning about compatibility on the plugin management screen, and there no configuration options whatsoever in any of the admin menus.  There is no additional documentation or instructions included or on the Protected Albums forum page, so I don't think I'm missing anything, but please let me know if I am.  Somebody asked if there are plans to update the plugin to 2.4, but they didn't say if there was a compatibility issue or just simply not certified.  I'll post that question and cross reference this thread.

Pete S.

you don't need to say it everywhere ...... once is enough

It has been a while since I posted on this topic, but in that time 2.5x has been released and the "Protected Albums" extension is no longer compatible with Piwigo and appears to be abandoned.

I'd love to see a method to password protect an album without needing a username, similar to how it is done in other packages such as ZenPhoto.  It'd be great if this feature could debut natively in Piwigo 2.6.  I am willing to help in any way that I can in terms of contributing ideas, testing, etc.

Thanks!

What about Event Cats plugin (http://piwigo.org/ext/extension_view.php?eid=326)? It still 'very poor about security'?

Since there isn't currently an option for the simple password protection (without a username), I am using EventCats to make it easier for people to jump right to an album without having to explicitly log in.  The extension works as described, but the overall functionality still doesn't match what I'm hoping to eventually see as an option in Piwigo.

I know that it is more secure to have a user/pass as implemented currently, but I do still hope that my wish list might become part of Piwigo in the future.  Maybe there can be away to protect an album but still show some sort of icon/thumbnail (even if it was a lock symbol) with a title below it such that a guest (i.e. not logged in) could see the that the album exists.  Then, when they click on it, they would be prompted to login with a user/pass.

Meanwhile, I think that if my password protection idea were implemented within the existing security architecture of Piwigo, it would be possible for it to be reasonably secure (not as good as a user/pass, but pictures within an album would be protected with the same password as the album and would not be viewable without that password unless you were a registered user with appropriate permissions).  And the system would treat those users as guests (i.e. restricted permissions) but with permission to view the specific album.

Part of the reason that I think this would be so useful is that it seems silly to setup a separate user name and password for each album I want to protect.  For example, if I take pictures at 3 different events, I'd like to be able to protect each event with a simple password - maybe one that would be relevant to the guests from each event and therefore easy to remember.  I don't want to have 3 different login/password combos to manage and communicate.  And, as I described above, I'd like the system to assume the people viewing the pictures are simple guests with viewing permissions for a specific album (this way I don't have all these user accounts that would require separate permissions/privileges).

Finally, unless there is a concern about breaking the security structure of Piwigo, I don't see much downside to offering the options I've described to the gallery administrator.  Then the admin has the option of selecting a more secure method or a more simple/less secure protection on an album by album basis.

If it is not asking too much, I'd love to hear thoughts/reactions to my ideas from the Piwigo team, and what is the probability that they would be implemented in a future version?  Are there specific concerns that I could help address and refine the ideas with some collaboration?  I also hope that my requests are not annoying to the Piwigo team - I very much respect and appreciate the work you have all done!  Thank you!

Last edited by shermbug (2014-01-23 05:14:53)

Just to say that each time I was at an event like a wedding or a show, the photographers distributed a username and password to connect on their gallery