> Adrian: The voting CGI is fully functional except for encryption. If
> someone will write an encryption XCMD or HT script that I can throw
> into it it will be complete.
>
> MP0werd: Leave all the names and passwords in a directory without read
> or write priviledges and that should do it.
>
> Adrian: That would be fine by me. Alain, can this be set up?
>
> Alain: Of course it can, but I don't see how this folder setup would
> encrypt and/or protect our votes. Please clarify.
This would simply mean that the outside world couldn't access the passwords.
You (and anyone else with access to the server) would be able to see them
though. For a voting CGI, this is really all the protection we need.
> Alain: Incidentally, the Save-HyperCard-Petition has been running well
> for months now and it is in fact an instance of a voting-like CGI.
> Password protection scheme would be very simple to implement. I already
> have one of the latter to secure the access to my pedagogical web sites
> from students that wouldn't pay their fees.
I have written the voting and password parts, I just need a method of
keeping passwords secure. If you mean you've had an encryption handler all
this time and didn't tell me, I will scream. This whole encryption business
has driven me insane for months.
> Alain: I am almost finished my current contract. I will thus be
> completing on our collaboration infrastructure in the coming weeks.
> Voting-like web pages will be included for all the issues that will
> concern our group.
This is wonderful to hear. I can't wait to finally see this new
collaboration infrastructure.
Adrian Sutton.
