Re: The Form authentication trick

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35374
interpreted = N
texte = :-)Brice Le Blevennec wrote:> Short version: > > 1) login.html : create a form with field username and password > and an action pointing to login1.tpl with method=postBrice I was under the impression that with wc4 one can no longer overwrite [username] and [password] with formvariables. In anticipation of our upgrading to WC4, I simply changed my redirect (works successfully) to- [redirect http://[Inputusername]:[InputPassword]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl] (with appropriate form input names)So anyway I am surprised you just said it works with the original - [redirect http://[username]:[password]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl] on WC4 (Mac OS 9.04 + W*4.2 + WC PI 4.01)? -new topic- It seems the values for [Inputusername] & [InputPassword] could come from any source, not just formvars. So Vince, couldn't you use something that took advantage of this?especially if Brice gives more details about what he meant by this-BTW I found a trick to avoid this limitation (in the rare case you need to be able to log under 2 differents identity on the same page): a logout feature that send you on a protected page (on the same server) of another group, which 'clear the memory username/password slot' of netscape (even if you do not fill it). Brice?-John ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
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  7. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
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  9. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  10. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  11. Re: The Form authentication trick (Webcat 2000)
  12. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  13. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  14. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  15. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  16. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  17. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  18. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  19. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  20. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Peacock 2000)
  21. Re: The Form authentication trick (Bob Minor 2000)
  22. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  23. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kalin Mintchev 2000)
  24. Re: The Form authentication trick (Brice Le Blevennec 2000)
  25. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  26. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  27. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  28. Re: The Form authentication trick (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  29. Re: The Form authentication trick (John Butler 2000)
  30. The Form authentication trick (Brice Le Blevennec 2000)
:-)Brice Le Blevennec wrote:> Short version: > > 1) login.html : create a form with field username and password > and an action pointing to login1.tpl with method=postBrice I was under the impression that with wc4 one can no longer overwrite [username] and [password] with formvariables. In anticipation of our upgrading to WC4, I simply changed my redirect (works successfully) to- [redirect http://[Inputusername]:[InputPassword]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl] (with appropriate form input names)So anyway I am surprised you just said it works with the original - [redirect http://[username]:[password]@www.yoursite.com/login2.tpl] on WC4 (Mac OS 9.04 + W*4.2 + WC PI 4.01)? -new topic- It seems the values for [Inputusername] & [InputPassword] could come from any source, not just formvars. So Vince, couldn't you use something that took advantage of this?especially if Brice gives more details about what he meant by this-BTW I found a trick to avoid this limitation (in the rare case you need to be able to log under 2 differents identity on the same page): a logout feature that send you on a protected page (on the same server) of another group, which 'clear the memory username/password slot' of netscape (even if you do not fill it). Brice?-John ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ John Butler

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