>- see footer for list info -< CF automatically creates the cookies for session and client variables to manage your session. But that's not really what were talking about. The whole point in saving your login details in a cookie is so that you can be automatically logged into a website every time you revisit, even if it is 6 months later.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dominic watson Sent: 19 January 2006 16:32 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: Re: [CF-Dev] Keeping someone logged in >- see footer for list info -< It is the same; you just dont have to handle the cookies, CF does it for you so cleaner code IMO. Is this not right? Snake wrote: >>- see footer for list info -< >> >> >How would that negate the need for cookies then Dom? >You still need a cookie to identify your session so that the correct >client variables are loaded. So it's the same as using session variables. >And if the client variables expire, where will the login details come from? > >Russ > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dominic watson >Sent: 19 January 2006 14:40 >To: Coldfusion Development >Subject: Re: [CF-Dev] Keeping someone logged in > > > >>- see footer for list info -< >> >> >It can also be done using client variables if you have them enabled in >the application. This handles all the cookies for you: > >IF remember me selected... > > client.username = form.username > client.password = form.password > >Just remember to clear them when they logout (remember me status should >be cleared when someone logs out) > >Snake wrote: > > > >>>- see footer for list info -< >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Usually yes, you hash the username/password, store in cookie. >> >>So in the database, your usernames/passwords would also be hashed. >> >>So under normal login procedure, you HASH the form.username and >>form.password and compare to database. >>If the user has a cookie.username and cookie.password, you check these >>first (without hashing them), if they fail, kick to login page. >> >>Russ >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Cliff >>Sent: 19 January 2006 14:17 >>To: Coldfusion Development >>Subject: [CF-Dev] Keeping someone logged in >> >> >> >> >> >>>- see footer for list info -< >>> >>> >>> >>> >>On loggong in some sites have a small checkbox that says remember me >>on this computer. >> >>How is this done? >>Is the persons password saved with Hash() in a cookie? >> >>Thanks >>Allan >>_______________________________________________ >> >>For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go >>to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo >> >>-- >>CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >> >> >> >> >>>- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >>>- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >>>- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >>>- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >>>- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your >>>help -< >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go >>to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo >> >>-- >>CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >> >> >> >> >>>- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >>>- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >>>- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >>>- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >>>- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your >>>help -< >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ > >For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go >to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > >-- >CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > >>- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >>- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >>- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >>- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >>- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your >>help -< >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ > >For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go >to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > >-- >CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > >>- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >>- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >>- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >>- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >>- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your >>help -< >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help >-< _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Forum provided by www.fusetalk.com -< >- DHTML Menus provided by www.APYCOM.com -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
