I think that's a simple (yet elegant) solution. I wish I thought of it.
Paul Andrews wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Local storage of password > > >> That'd be too easy. He stated that he needs to prevent the user from >> re-entering the password upon their next use of the application. > > And it would. User logs in with password. Server passes back hashed version > of user logon+password as a key. Server remembers this key. > > Client saves this key locally and passes it through on future accesses. > Server looks up this key to check it's one it handed out previously. > > Still open to abuse though, even if username/password values are still > secret. > > Paul > -- Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
