Re: Authentication

From: Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 04:27:26 +0000
Subject: Re: Authentication
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
I'd suggest ignoring IP altogether and focusing on other tactics. There are just too many pitfalls in trusting IPs and too much user annoyance possible from not trusting them.
Well, the way I made it admins get emailed each every time a user gets refused because of a bad IP, and they can decide to apply a control policy from 0 to 4 octets check. It seems fair to me: admins will be annoyed by emails just as much as users will be annoyed by their security policy. This should lead to some balance, in the long run :) Chances are most commercial sites will set the check IP rule to 0 but in case someone wants a strict check he can configure the system to do so. I guess this will fit everybody. And of course we do have all the other stuff, so even without IP checks the systems remain pretty secure. Thanks for helping Alberto Kiev -- @-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@-_=}{=_-@ LoRd, CaN yOu HeAr Me, LiKe I'm HeArInG yOu? lOrD i'M sHiNiNg... YoU kNoW I AlMoSt LoSt My MiNd, BuT nOw I'm HoMe AnD fReE tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS ThE tEsT, yEs It Is tHe TeSt, YeS iT iS ThE tEsT, yEs It Is.......

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