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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by Brian Reichert <re...@numachi.com> on 2004/11/01 18:49:12 UTC
Re: user login ( authentication )
On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 09:40:16AM -0800, greger@gh-webinteractive.com wrote:
> hello
> could some kind soul please advice as how to implement rock solid
> authentication with modperl....
> I have a db app running mod_perl/perl/apache/mysql and need user
> authentication, should I use the database's authentication or should I
> write my own ?which is better?
I've used Apache::Authticket for managing authentication.
You don't use the database's authentication, per se; the proscribed
mechanism is to create a separate MySQL table for uid/password for
web-based authentication.
> ...any advice(help) much appreciated
Any luck googling? This has been done so many times...
> /G
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Re: user login ( authentication )
Posted by Brian Reichert <re...@numachi.com>.
On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 12:45:11PM -0600, David Nicol wrote:
> "proscribed?" are you sure?
>
> m-w.com says that word means
> 2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful : PROHIBIT
Whoopsie, typo. :) I meant 'prescribe'. :) Thanks for the correction...
> > You don't use the database's authentication, per se; the proscribed
> > mechanism is to create a separate MySQL table for uid/password for
> > web-based authentication.
>
>
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> transportation infrastructure technology contracting since 2002
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Re: user login ( authentication )
Posted by David Nicol <da...@gmail.com>.
"proscribed?" are you sure?
m-w.com says that word means
2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful : PROHIBIT
> You don't use the database's authentication, per se; the proscribed
> mechanism is to create a separate MySQL table for uid/password for
> web-based authentication.
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David L Nicol
transportation infrastructure technology contracting since 2002
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