>- see footer for list info -< OK please explain it to me then DOM. Your client variables are set to expire after 30 days. I visit your site after 31 days. How am I automatically logged in ?
Russ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dominic watson Sent: 20 January 2006 14:22 To: Coldfusion Development Subject: Re: [CF-Dev] Keeping someone logged in >- see footer for list info -< "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." Yes, which you can do by setting client variables. Same thing, less code. Though I guess you'd only do it if you were storing client data in the first place. Dominic Snake wrote: >>- 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? 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