Seth,
I didn't mean bypass the standard forms of security. I was thinking of adding this 
functionality with standard methods. You would still need the standard user name, 
password to access
the administration section. Your point is well taken. The only way to use alt key / 
control key combination is through the use of published information in Javascript, I 
assume.

KM

Seth Petry-Johnson wrote:

> > My question: Is there a way to use alt key / control key plus mouse
> > click in web applications. I figure this would be a much better way of
> > having a hidden administration section built into the web page rather
> > than listing it in a menu. My guess is yes, there is a way to use the
> > alt key / control key combination with an image click. Does anyone know
> > if you can or can not do this?
>
> Anything that you code into a web page via HTML or JavaScript is visible to
> your users.  If you really want to do a secure administration area then
> create a unpublished area of your site (http://www.yoursite.com/private/ or
> http://private.yoursite.com/) and use CF or web server permissions to limit
> access to the area.  Have your clients bookmark the admin area rather than
> provide a link to it from the front end.
>
> "Security through obscurity is not security at all"
>
> Regards,
> Seth Petry-Johnson
> Argo Enterprise and Associates
>
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