yes, on the wild internet I 100% agree. But what about a inTRAnet with strict IT rules in place? The amount of time wasted logging in to the 25+ apps a day some enterprise employees have to use is expensive.
DK On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Rick Winscot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Crossing authentication barriers is always a hot topic… and the > EncryptedStore would be a great place to mount a single sign-on solution for > AIR apps. However – to keep this all in perspective – remember that any > authentication method that allows credentials acquired during a handshake to > be 'handled' outside the originating system isn't secure… it's a very bad > idea. > > > > Rick Winscot > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Kevin Aebig > *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:56 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Can AIR app get Workstation Credentials? > > > > Isn't this a perfect usage of the EncryptedStore feature? Why not save the > login credentials when the person first logs in, than save them via the > EncryptedStore for the remaining usage. > > > > !k > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Geoffrey > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:11 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Can AIR app get Workstation Credentials? > > > > Our flex app requires a login(HTML page) before launching the main > app(the SWF does not handle the logging in). > > Converting to an AIR app and I was wondering if I could get the logged > in user's credentials from the workstation so we don't require a login > screen. > > > -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it?
