Re: monitoring users / access points
One other thing I do is put the users' name on every page and report, and I also list the last 10 transactions they did at the bottom of the page, with a way to undo them or edit them.. which makes it awkward for them to share the login.. the other person can undo their work, and see what they were doing. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324575 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: monitoring users / access points
I have had pretty good success doing what Dave suggests. People really don't like being limited to using the application "one at a time" so they are incentivized to purchase some sort of multi-user account. -- Josh -Original Message- From: Dave Sueltenfuss [mailto:dsueltenf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:54 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: monitoring users / access points Richard, How i have done this in the past is track access via a database table. Record their CFID, ip, username, etc when they login. Then, when they second person logs in with the same username, you force the original user to log out. Dave On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Richard White wrote: > > Hi > > we are wondering how you guys deal with monitoring users for a web-based > application when the pricing model is based around a per user subscription > > is there techniques of telling whether someone has passed their username > and password to one of their colleagues to use. > > could the pricing model be based around access points instead of users > (i.e. we ask them to register their computers mac addresses instead of > usernames). this could also provide enhanced security for our clients as it > is not just a matter of knowing someones password but they will have to > access it from specified computers > > surely we are not the first to come up against this issue, and would > appreciate your thoughts. > > richard > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324531 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: monitoring users / access points
Richard White wrote: > > Hi > > we are wondering how you guys deal with monitoring users for a web-based > application when the pricing model is based around a per user subscription > > is there techniques of telling whether someone has passed their username and > password to one of their colleagues to use. > > could the pricing model be based around access points instead of users (i.e. > we ask them to register their computers mac addresses instead of usernames). > this could also provide enhanced security for our clients as it is not just a > matter of knowing someones password but they will have to access it from > specified computers > > surely we are not the first to come up against this issue, and would > appreciate your thoughts. > > richard So, I am stuck with using your application only on one computer? Even though I have purchased a license per user? That doesn't sound right. What if my system dies? What if I have an office at work and one at home? What if I want to use it on a common use computer somewhere remote? Why would I want your product if I have all these restrictions? Maybe you make something that has no alternative, but you should be careful not to annoy your customers. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324530 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: monitoring users / access points
Richard, How i have done this in the past is track access via a database table. Record their CFID, ip, username, etc when they login. Then, when they second person logs in with the same username, you force the original user to log out. Dave On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Richard White wrote: > > Hi > > we are wondering how you guys deal with monitoring users for a web-based > application when the pricing model is based around a per user subscription > > is there techniques of telling whether someone has passed their username > and password to one of their colleagues to use. > > could the pricing model be based around access points instead of users > (i.e. we ask them to register their computers mac addresses instead of > usernames). this could also provide enhanced security for our clients as it > is not just a matter of knowing someones password but they will have to > access it from specified computers > > surely we are not the first to come up against this issue, and would > appreciate your thoughts. > > richard > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324511 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
monitoring users / access points
Hi we are wondering how you guys deal with monitoring users for a web-based application when the pricing model is based around a per user subscription is there techniques of telling whether someone has passed their username and password to one of their colleagues to use. could the pricing model be based around access points instead of users (i.e. we ask them to register their computers mac addresses instead of usernames). this could also provide enhanced security for our clients as it is not just a matter of knowing someones password but they will have to access it from specified computers surely we are not the first to come up against this issue, and would appreciate your thoughts. richard ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324509 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
