Re: Hiding usernames and passwords in URL
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21102
interpreted = N
texte = >Forgive me for a stupid question, however throughout the documentation I've>searched, I still can't seem to solve the problem I am having passing>usernames and passwords...when passing a user's username and password from>template to template via hidden input fields, is there a way that I can hide>the [username] and [password] in the URL? Can someone please point me in>the right direction?Most people use [protect] to cause the browser's username/password dialogto appear -- from then on, the username/password are automatically passedinto every browser hit as [username] [password] (as MIME headers, notvisible in any URL or hidden fields).This ability has always been in the Mac product, and for PC you have thiscapability in WebCatalog 3.0 (regardless of what version of IIS is used).Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>Forgive me for a stupid question, however throughout the documentation I've>searched, I still can't seem to solve the problem I am having passing>usernames and passwords...when passing a user's username and password from>template to template via hidden input fields, is there a way that I can hide>the
[username] and
[password] in the URL? Can someone please point me in>the right direction?Most people use
[protect] to cause the browser's username/password dialogto appear -- from then on, the username/password are automatically passedinto every browser hit as
[username] [password] (as MIME headers, notvisible in any URL or hidden fields).This ability has always been in the Mac product, and for PC you have thiscapability in WebCatalog 3.0 (regardless of what version of IIS is used).Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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