How does the system know if the person is logged in?

On Sep 29, 12:00 pm, Brendan Brink <[email protected]> wrote:
> thanks for that Berend,
>
> have come up with a solution:
>
> the link has email address appended and a hashed email address appended
>
> ie: form.php?h=heu9oghsodiug&[email protected]&eh=huieghsuilehgeslhgs
>
> so when going to the form:
>
> 1. know what form they want to view
> 2. what email address (user) they are
> 3. and they permitted to view the form (compares email to the email
> hash in link)
>
> If person is logged in, shows them form otherwise:
>
> prompts for password to accompany their unique email address
>
> if not a user yet, allows them to create a password which then emails
> them a link to activate their account.
>
> once they have activated the account, they can then click on the
> original form again and login and view the form.
>
> ------
>
> this should make the login process simple, secure and the registration
> system very simple
>
> any comments on the above security? or enhancements they would make?
>
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Berend de Boer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >>>>>> "Brendan" == Brendan Brink <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >    Brendan> The client wants to know is there a way to make it more
> >    Brendan> secure without forcing a username / password security
> >    Brendan> feature on the system ...as the ability to click on a
> >    Brendan> link in an email to go through to the form works
> >    Brendan> efficiently...
>
> > So the client wants to follow a link without having to prove their
> > identity...
>
> > Sorry, ain't going to work.
>
> > You can constrain access by ip address (or reverse ip address), that's
> > the only option. And you would have to add new ip addresses for people
> > who are also allowed to view this.
>
> > But I don't understand why clients can't use the remember password 
> > feature...
>
> > --
> > All the best,
>
> > Berend de Boer
>
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> Kind Regards,
>
> Brendan Brink
>
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