The server session approach will require an application server (PHP, CF, .net, java, etc.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_(computer_science)
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Laurence MacNeill <laurence5...@gmail.com>wrote: > The server session sounds like something I'd prefer over the browser > cookie... How would I go about creating a server session in a Flex > program, though? > > Thanks, > L. > > > On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Scott Talsma wrote: > >> I would approach this via a session. The user gets an authentication >> token when they enter the correct way. You could save this in the server >> session (if you have a server) or simply as a browser session cookie. Your >> 2nd app checks for a vald session when it starts. >> >> On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Laurence MacNeill wrote: >> >>> I have a Flex program that I only want users to be able to access if >>> they're already inside a different Flex program I wrote, or inside a >>> web-page on my server. >>> >>> Is there a way, within that Flex program to which I want to restrict >>> access, to tell the URL or server *from* which it was called? >>> >>> In other words, If someone types >>> http://www.mydomain.com/MyRestrictedFlexProgram.html directly into >>> their browser, I want the program to tell the user they don't have access >>> -- BUT if a different Flex program (or a web-page) on my server calls that >>> URL, I want my restricted-access Flex program to go ahead and run >>> normally... >>> >>> Thanks for any help you can give me. >>> Laurence MacNeill >>> Mableton, Georgia, USA >>> >>>
