Re: SIMPLE, secure user authentication

RenAt 9:02 AM -0700 10/25/01, RenÈ Fournier wrote: >I'm looking for a good (simple) tutorial on user authentication. I want to >create a login system that's secure, but I don't need all the features that >PHPBuilder's "A Complete, Secure User Login System" scripts provide. (I >don't need the the user to be able to register or confirm his account, >change his email or password, etc.) Basically, I can/will set the usernames >and passwords myself via MySQL. All I want the login system to do is >securely check against the db and then create a session. > >That's the other problem. I'm a little confused about this cookie >creation/session stuff. Am I correct in assuming that the way it works is >that I should wrap every bit of PHP code around a isUserAuthenticated() >function? > >I suppose what I need is a general tutorial on authentication, assuming the >user of cookies, PHP4 and MySql. Any ideas?? (Thanks.) > >...Rene > >--- >Rene Fournier >renefournier@yahoo.com > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net Chuck Theobald, Technology Manager ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management 5207 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-5207 800-438-8841 * 541-346-1662 (voice) * 541-346-2334 (fax) * 541-337-0182 (cell) * * http://eric.uoregon.edu/ * mailto:ctheobald@eric.uoregon.edu *