Re: [WebDNA] directory protection questions
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100254
interpreted = N
texte = Hi Tom, That's an interesting process. So you just send=20 an incoming variable of exportFile=3Dfilename. But=20 if the image is embedded into an html page, it=20 would ask for a password, no? I am currently using browser authentication (not=20 cookies) for this particular site, but just not=20 realm protection. I just use page protection via=20 the [protect] tag. So that part isn't the=20 problem. I do use cookies on my other sites=20 though. Terry Terry, My issue with realm based passwords is that if=20 you have used a cookie based system for login to=20 a secure area then the user is forced to re-enter=20 a realm username/password for file download. =A0I'm=20 sure you could engineer it so that it is the same=20 username/password for both - but the user is=20 still inconvenienced. If the code I posted works (and I haven't tested=20 it on a PC yet) then one cookie based login will=20 suffice. =A0Once you then determine which files the=20 user is allowed to download you make sure that=20 only those filenames are passed to the download=20 script. - Tom -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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Hi Tom, That's an interesting process. So you just send=20 an incoming variable of exportFile=3Dfilename. But=20 if the image is embedded into an html page, it=20 would ask for a password, no? I am currently using browser authentication (not=20 cookies) for this particular site, but just not=20 realm protection. I just use page protection via=20 the
[protect] tag. So that part isn't the=20 problem. I do use cookies on my other sites=20 though. Terry Terry, My issue with realm based passwords is that if=20 you have used a cookie based system for login to=20 a secure area then the user is forced to re-enter=20 a realm username/password for file download. =A0I'm=20 sure you could engineer it so that it is the same=20 username/password for both - but the user is=20 still inconvenienced. If the code I posted works (and I haven't tested=20 it on a PC yet) then one cookie based login will=20 suffice. =A0Once you then determine which files the=20 user is allowed to download you make sure that=20 only those filenames are passed to the download=20 script. - Tom -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
Terry Wilson
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