Re: Website Login

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From: Curt_C [MVP] (software_AT_darkfalz.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:16:50 -0600

Ahh...
I prefer table, just encrypt them for storage in the DB, just in case ;} 

-- 
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Jerry" <JerryOfBorg@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OsMV9jL8DHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Curt,
>
> What I am looking for is what is the best practice for storing the
usernames
> and PASSWORDS for a website.  (Yahoo allows login for instance).
> Should these be stored in Active Directory or on a table in SQL 2000?
>
> Regards
>
> "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
> news:u3cEYRL8DHA.3448@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > If it's stricktly menu items, I would just have a table of the
premissions
> > and read it in when the menu is built.
> > As for how to maintain the user id, session value would be my choice.
> >
> > -- 
> > Curt Christianson
> > Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> > www.Darkfalz.com
> >
> >
> > "Jerry" <JerryOfBorg@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:OKEdBIL8DHA.2952@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > If I have a public website on a server with SQL 2000 and wish to allow
> > > customers and employees to have a login screen with special menu items
> > only
> > > for them, what is the best practice for storage of the username and
> > > password?  Do I store the usernames and passwords in active directory
on
> > the
> > > server and set the permissions in the security file of the database?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>