Re: Need help with ASP script.

From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:48:35 GMT

On 9 Nov 2004 20:33:57 -0800, deabobb@hotmail.com (Bobby) wrote:

>Hello everyone I have a question. The school I am working for is in
>the beginning process of having a webpage that will direct students to
>download there homework and be able to view there info like test
>scores and etc(the homework and info page will reside on our
>webservers at the school on the local intranet network). Now what I
>need is a way for the students to go to a login page and when logging
>in will be automatically directed to there own personal index.htm page
>that will reside in a folder containing all there information and
>homework. I had downloaded a free ASP script which basically uses a
>Access DB to authorize the username and password and gives 2 diffrent
>asp result pages either "Granted" or "No Access". Now the only thing I
>can think of is to put a script in each students virtual directory and
>when getting to there index file have this script run and the results
>will let them in or give them no access but I think that would be way
>to much. So what do you guys recommend and is there any links you know
>that I can get some info from?

1) There are already commercial apps written to do these things, or
at worst, portal apps available free.

2) Providing this type of access in a school environment without a
good handle on the security aspect is foolhardy.

3) If you're asking this question as you've asked it, you don't meet
the criteria for #2

Use Windows accounts and Windows Integrated security, redirect and
allow access based on the user ID, using
Request.ServerVariables("LOGON_USER").

Jeff