RE: HTTP authentication

I guess simple HTTP authentication where I get the username and pass and
check it with the database... Maybe encrypting.

What would you recommend? I haven't done something like that before.
It's my first project which needs authentication!

Don't have a clue:)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-php-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-php-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Adam Lang
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 9:10 PM
> To: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [PHP] HTTP authentication
>
>
> Are you doing authentication using sessions? Are you using
> timestamps in a database? Are you using http-auth? etc.
>
> There are several ways to do authentication and if you want
> to do a "logout" button, the code would need to clear
> whatever is holding references to that login... hence you
> need to say how you are doing authentication so you know what
> needs to be cleaned up with a log out code.
>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Marschalek" <cm(at)chello(dot)at>
> To: "'Adam Lang'" <aalang(at)rutgersinsurance(dot)com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 3:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [PHP] HTTP authentication
>
>
> > Can't see how this answers my questions :o)
> >
> > What matters?
> >
> > How would you do it?
> >
> > Thanks for your time, Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pgsql-php-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > > [mailto:pgsql-php-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Adam Lang
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 8:42 PM
> > > To: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP] HTTP authentication
> > >
> > >
> > > It matters. There are about a dozen ways to do authentication.
> > >
> > > Adam Lang
> > > Systems Engineer
> > > Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Christian Marschalek" <cm(at)chello(dot)at>
> > > To: <pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:45 PM
> > > Subject: [PHP] HTTP authentication
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all!
> > > >
> > > > I've read about http authentication with PHP in the PHP manual.
> > > >
> > > > Now I wonder how I can make a logout button in the way its
> > > supposed to
> > > > be
> > > done? The manual mentions something about the headers but
> that this
> > > way does not work correct on all browsers...
> > > >
> > > > Furthermore I wonder how secure this way is?
> > > >
> > > > Tia
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