Well cookies are your only choice, unless you are using client vars that are stored in a database. Maybe you could generate a UUID each time the user logs in and store it in your central db. Then when they hit another application, it knows who they are by the UUID.
Dunno, just a thought. -Adam On 4/13/05, Cynthia Reece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a central database schema that holds the user/role information > for a the applications. > > What I would like to know is how to we allow these people to log-on in > one place and essentiall carry those credentials over to our other > domains as they move between our sites. The domains reside on different > servers and I am not sure how best to pass this information around. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrocknaphobia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:27 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Discuss: Cross Site Sign-on > > Well you have alot of options, but it all depends on what you are really > trying to accomplish. You can use LDAP / Active Directory as a central > user store, or you can use a central database schema that would hold all > user / role information. > > So what is it exactly you want to know? > > -Adam > > On 4/13/05, Cynthia Reece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > I was hoping to get some feedback from those of you out there that > > have implemented cross-site sign ons. > > > > We have multiple domain names that we've added over the years with a > > variety of different applications all requiring some degree of > security. > > All the applications are CF and we know who the cross-over users are > > for the biggest of these apps. Currently we have a little javascript > > routine that is called to sign-in a user when they move between sites, > > > not very elegant. > > > > I'd like to develop something that allows our users to move more > > freely between our sites and was hoping to get either words of advice > > or caution from those of you on the list that have tackled this > before. > > > > Thanks > > Cynthia > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:202574 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
