[katello-devel] [PATCH] Add thumbslug requires for katello-headpin

[Bryan Kearney]

On 11/28/2011 01:20 PM, James Labocki wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike McCune"<mmccune at redhat.com>
>> To: "James Bowes"<jbowes at redhat.com>
>> Cc: katello-devel at redhat.com
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:44:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [katello-devel] [PATCH] Add thumbslug requires for	katello-headpin
>>
>> On 11/24/2011 05:41 AM, James Bowes wrote:
>>> ---
>>>
>>> This trivial patch is for the headpin branch. Again, if someone
>>> could
>>> apply it for me, that would be great.
>>>
>>> -James
>>>
>>
>> For those who are curious what Thumbslug is:
>>
>> https://fedorahosted.org/candlepin/wiki/thumbslug/HowItWorks
>
> Is it correct to say that thumbslug is for scenarios where a user wants to manage their own entitlements (internally) but does not want to host their own content (internally)? In many of the use cases I am familiar with, when the "system" could not access the "CDN" it's because the network is disconnected. This would mean that something like Thumbslug would not be permitted either (no access to external networks). In this scenario, won't candlepin simply maintain what is accessible and pulp provide access to the content? Just looking to make sure I understand the use case.
>

This may help:

https://engineering.redhat.com/trac/Entitlement/wiki/SystemManagementProgression

Thumbslug is part of SAM which will allow requests with local 
certificates against the CDN. Thumbslu does not provide content caching, 
only certficate replacements.

-- bk