At 2:53 PM -0700 3/29/01, James Reynolds wrote:
>Does anyone know of a perl webserver? I read in "Perl in a
>Nutshell" that it is possible. Has it been done?
>
>Why I ask:
>I am trying to make FileMaker Pro's Web Companion more secure by
>hijacking the login process with a perl script. (I could have
>purchased Lasso, but even it doesn't do what I want, which is have a
>timeout on "realms," WebSTAR nor Quid Pro Quo has a timeout either.)
What are you trying to protect against? Snooping of passwords from
IP Packets? Then use https. Unsecure password selection? Validate
it in FileMaker Pro, instead of at the webserver interface. Good
passwords being used by bad people? You can only do so much.
You talk about wanting 'realms' to timeout. If, by that, you mean
you want passwords to expire - write a perl solution that changes all
FMPro passwords and schedule it with something. If you mean you want
connections to expire, at a brute force level you could schedule a
perl script to shut down the webserver and start it up again.
In other words, I don't believe that using a perl-based webserver is
the right hammer for the screw you are trying to drive. But maybe I
simply don't understand what you are asking.
-Jeff Lowrey
