[kepler-dev] [Bug 3273] New: - Improve authentication dialogue so that the reason for authentication is clear

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3273

           Summary: Improve authentication dialogue so that the reason for
                    authentication is clear
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.0.0rc1
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: data access
        AssignedTo: leinfelder at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: leinfelder at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at ecoinformatics.org


As it exists currently, the LDAP authentication mechanism is reused for a
number of authentication scenarios.  It is not always clear why a login prompt
is being presented (is this for searching? uploading an actor to the
repository? etc...).