I use MySQL/PHP to authenticate users generally, you can use .htaccess files along with a .htpass file, but this can generate more load for the server...
HTH, Matt >-----Original Message----- >From: Conyers, Dwayne [mailto:Dwayne.Conyers@;veridian.com] >Sent: 17 October 2002 16:04 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [wdvltalk] Security & Permissions > > >Just want to revisit the concept of protecting access to a web >site... and >also compartmentalizing web pages so that each page is >restricted access to >specific users. > >I did this before using SQL database and session variables >that were checked >in the onLoad event of each page... if the variable matched one of the >"allowed" list for that page, the page would open. Otherwise, the user >would be redirected. > >Is there a better -slash- more elegant -slash- more secure >method of doing >this? Should I stick with hand coding or would a 3rd-party >tool be better? > >Thanks in advance... > >Dwacon >www.dwacon.com > > >____ * The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM * ____ >To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: >mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com > Send Your Posts >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > >________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > >You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >%%email.unsub%% > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
