Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-06 Thread Pedro Pontes
ut some facts.. > > > Hope I can help.. Would love to demonstate some ideas/etc.. about how I do > security stuff.. > > > > Bye > ::: > : Julien Bonastre [The-Spectrum.org CEO] > : A.K.A. The_RadiX > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-04 Thread The_RadiX
bout how I do security stuff.. Bye ::: : Julien Bonastre [The-Spectrum.org CEO] : A.K.A. The_RadiX : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ABN: 64 235 749 494 : QUT Student :: 04475739 ::::::::::::::::::: ----- Original Message - From: &quo

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Michael Kimsal
Pedro Pontes wrote: > Hi Jon, > > I am considering doing that because any user can create a simple PHP script > with his/her object with the authenticated flag set to "authorized", > register that object with the session and then link to any of my pages, > which if they don't make any kind of pas

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Miguel Cruz
This would only work if some other user is able to create files that the web server thinks are part of your domain (since the session cookies are domain-specific). Sounds to me like your problem here is severe server misconfiguration. If your server environment is that insecure, then worrying abou

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Pedro Pontes
Hi Jon, I am considering doing that because any user can create a simple PHP script with his/her object with the authenticated flag set to "authorized", register that object with the session and then link to any of my pages, which if they don't make any kind of password test, they will unsuspectl

RE: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Jon Haworth
Hi, > The method I was thinking about before was to pass > the md5 hash of the password around, as the passwords > are already md5'ed in the DB. Your method seems more > secure as you use a totally spiced-up and personalized > encryption engine. *boggle* Why are you passing the password aro

RE: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Brian McGarvie
ECTED]] Sent: 03 May 2002 15:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Brian McGarvie Subject: Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication that is a good suggestion.. Using SSL to perform "sensitive" logins.. and then using some sort of "hidden" or "encrypted" passwords in your sessions shou

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Pedro Pontes
First of all, thank you for your devote answer. The method I was thinking about before was to pass the md5 hash of the password around, as the passwords are already md5'ed in the DB. Your method seems more secure as you use a totally spiced-up and personalized encryption engine. But, the main qu

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread The_RadiX
May 04, 2002 12:12 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Secure user authentication another option is to use SSL for the login page/sensitive parts of the site that deal with any transfer of 'sensitive' data? -Original Message- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 May 2002 15:08 To:

Re: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread The_RadiX
PROTECTED] : ABN: 64 235 749 494 : QUT Student :: 04475739 ::: - Original Message - From: "Jon Haworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The_RadiX'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Satu

RE: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Brian McGarvie
another option is to use SSL for the login page/sensitive parts of the site that deal with any transfer of 'sensitive' data? -Original Message- From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 May 2002 15:08 To: 'The_RadiX'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

RE: [PHP] Secure user authentication

2002-05-03 Thread Jon Haworth
Hi, > but the password is put through my own fairly unbreakable > (yes.. I am serious) password key system.. > SO basically you'll end up with a nice 32 char string > which is QUITE safe to pass around and the chance anyone's > gonna decrypt it IMHO is about zilch, > And all you have to do, is