> I am playing with basic WWW-Authenticate tonight and I got this far: > > <cfif CGI.HTTP_AUTHORIZATION IS "Basic Og=="> <cfsetting > enablecfoutputonly="yes" showdebugoutput="no"> <cfheader > statuscode="401"> <cfheader name="WWW-Authenticate" > value="Basic realm=""test"""> Authorization failed <cfelse> > > ??? > > </cfif> > > What I don't know is what needs to go into the cfelse > statement if I want to authenticate the user input against a > database. The CGI.HTTP_AUTHORIZATION variable returns > something like "Basic b25lOm5vbmU=". So it is not exactly > something I could use to validate it against the username and > password in the database. So what can I do?
Basic Authentication is handled by your web server, so if you wanted to use Basic Authentication to authenticate against a database, your web server would need to be configured to do so. Typically, if you want your ColdFusion application to authenticate users against a database, you use forms-based authentication within your application rather than having the web server do any authentication at all. If you are using IIS, you can purchase a component called iAuth from www.coolfusion.com, which will let you configure IIS to perform Basic Authentication using a database instead of against Windows user accounts. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199481 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
