If it's an intranet and everybody is on windows and using IE, then authenticate against NT login. If it's an intranet and you have the time/money/infrastructure to handle certificate management, then certs are a possibility. Warn the helpdesk. Otherwise cookies are your best bet, but: - make them secure cookies (only submitted over ssl) - make them time out after a while (week, two weeks) - implement two (or more) tier security so that some functions require the user to type in a password (even|especially) if they were automatically logged in.
my 0.02$ /t >-----Original Message----- >From: Connie DeCinko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:27 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Auto-login for trusted users > >I've got the opposite issue... How can I provide an automatic >login for >trusted users? I know of several methods, but what are the >better ones? >Cookie, cert, validate against NT login? > > >Constanty "Connie" DeCinko III >Web Architect, Webmaster, Web Developer >Lone Jet Enterprises >Glendale, Arizona > <http://www.lonejet.com/> www.LoneJet.com > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:4:204355 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
