Jann VanOver wrote:
> Cross platform/cross browser.

No problem.


> If you have people using non-microsoft browsers, server authentication can
> be problematic.  

Just stick to Basic HTTP authentication (RFC 2617), I have yet to see 
the browser that doesn't support it. But if you use NTLM, you are stuck 
to IE.


> Rolling your own with CF can more easily be made friendly for all
> heterogeneous situations.  And could give you one app that could be run on
> Windoze, Linux, and MacOSX (if written well, of course)

That only protects .cfm pages (but if that is the only thing required I 
do indeed prefer to roll my own HTTP authentication with CF).

Jochem

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