That's a good idea, does cgi.remoteuser work with all major browsers or just i.e.?
Thanks Kola >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: 13 December 2002 14:33 >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: Login/Password screen >> >> Keep in mind that a CF based authentication system is only checked >> against >> if the user hits a CFM page. That's fine for certain types of projects, >> but >> not for actual file security. So if you have a directory of images in the >> "secure" area, a person could link directly to an image and bypass the >> login >> altogether because a .gif doesn't reference the Application.cfm first. >> >> We've been using the server level authentication and then using cf to >> check >> against the cgi.remote_user to see who it is. That means that ANY attempt >> to >> get in at that protected area has to be authenticated against with the >> server. >> >> -Kevin >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:43 AM >> > To: CF-Talk >> > Subject: Login/Password screen >> > >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I know there are alot of custom tags out there that will do what >> > I'm looking for but I want the best one. So this is why I'm >> > asking all of you hoping you've had >> > some experience with some of them. I'd like everything stored in >> > a database. I know some don't do that. Bascially, once the user >> > enters in their >> > username/password they are redirected to a URL on the server >> > based on the authentication. >> > >> > I have one called <CF_EzPassword> but was wondering if there are >> > any better ones? >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > Colonel Nathan R. Jessop >> > Commanding Officer >> > Marine Ground Forces >> > Guatanamo Bay, Cuba >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
