Re: log out
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38743
interpreted = N
texte = I have tried this approach, and it doesn't work, unless the user actuallyenters the username and password in the browser themselves they can alwaysjust click on the back button and access the siteThanksArtWhat if you sent the user to a URL like this:http://username:password@www.yoursite.com/logout.htmlReplace username and password with a valid username and password thatdon't provide access to anything but the logout.html page.Then, put a [protect] in the logout.html page so the browser storesthe new username and password.In effect, you're replacing their valid login information withirrelevant information. That way anyone else that comes along wouldnot be allowed to access confidential account information from theprevious user.I haven't tested this, I'm just guessing.>I can't use the [protect] tag, since the customer needs to be able to setup>new passwords for his new clients.>That and it wont make any difference.>>He needs a log-out button, that will enable the user of his site to simply>log-out.>This site shows sensitive information, about account numbers and $$amounts.>He is afraid that a user might leave the browser on and some one else might>access the site's sensitive information.>>Internet Explorer, remembers your username and password until you access a>new password protected site, or until you close your browser.>>If you are in mysite.com and then access lets say yahoo.com and click the>back button, then you still have access to the site's password protected>section. It will not ask you for the username and password again.>>I need to put a button on the site that on click will log you out of the>site, so that if you try to access the password protected site, it will ask>you for your username and password again.>>Art>>----- Original Message ----->From: Glenn Busbin
>To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:05 PM>Subject: Re: log out>>>>>>I have a site that uses a username password protection using the>>[authenticate] tag.>>The customer wants to offer his clients a log-out button.>>I have tried sending the browser a bad username and password to accomplish>>this, however the browser still remembers the username any ideas as to how>I>>can create a log-out>>Art,>I'm not sure I understand your log out problem, but IE is notorious for>storing a username used on a site until you go to a different site, inwhich>case it will then display the username for THAT site. Netscape doesn't do>that. MS. Go figure.>>Use protect instead and see if that helps with whatever you're trying to do>with a log in/out.>>Glenn>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/--_______________________Clint DavisWebmasterGray Loon Marketing Group812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail toWeb Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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I have tried this approach, and it doesn't work, unless the user actuallyenters the username and password in the browser themselves they can alwaysjust click on the back button and access the siteThanksArtWhat if you sent the user to a URL like this:http://username:password@www.yoursite.com/logout.htmlReplace username and password with a valid username and password thatdon't provide access to anything but the logout.html page.Then, put a [protect] in the logout.html page so the browser storesthe new username and password.In effect, you're replacing their valid login information withirrelevant information. That way anyone else that comes along wouldnot be allowed to access confidential account information from theprevious user.I haven't tested this, I'm just guessing.>I can't use the [protect] tag, since the customer needs to be able to setup>new passwords for his new clients.>That and it wont make any difference.>>He needs a log-out button, that will enable the user of his site to simply>log-out.>This site shows sensitive information, about account numbers and $$amounts.>He is afraid that a user might leave the browser on and some one else might>access the site's sensitive information.>>Internet Explorer, remembers your username and password until you access a>new password protected site, or until you close your browser.>>If you are in mysite.com and then access lets say yahoo.com and click the>back button, then you still have access to the site's password protected>section. It will not ask you for the username and password again.>>I need to put a button on the site that on click will log you out of the>site, so that if you try to access the password protected site, it will ask>you for your username and password again.>>Art>>----- Original Message ----->From: Glenn Busbin >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:05 PM>Subject: Re: log out>>>>>>I have a site that uses a username password protection using the>>[authenticate] tag.>>The customer wants to offer his clients a log-out button.>>I have tried sending the browser a bad username and password to accomplish>>this, however the browser still remembers the username any ideas as to how>I>>can create a log-out>>Art,>I'm not sure I understand your log out problem, but IE is notorious for>storing a username used on a site until you go to a different site, inwhich>case it will then display the username for THAT site. Netscape doesn't do>that. MS. Go figure.>>Use protect instead and see if that helps with whatever you're trying to do>with a log in/out.>>Glenn>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/--_______________________Clint DavisWebmasterGray Loon Marketing Group812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail toWeb Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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