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Date:      Fri, 16 Jan 1998 10:22:00 +0100
From:      "IBS / Andre Oppermann" <andre@pipeline.ch>
To:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Distributed Webservers
Message-ID:  <34BF26B8.F0071260@pipeline.ch>
References:  <199801160210.UAA11703@nospam.hiwaay.net>

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David Kelly wrote:
> In the nature of WWW, with hyperlinks all over the place, we have a
> customer who wants authenticated logins to all of their sites, scattered
> hither and yon. On following a hyperlink to another site (part of their
> system) is not happy with an additional password challenge.
> 
> Others are working this problem, but from what I hear the supposed
> solution involves purchasing everything in Netscape's catalog.
> 
> Any suggestions? Sample code?

You can use a session cookie for the whole site (*.mysite.com). This
works only with Netscape Browsers.

The other way is to use SSL and client auth.

-- 
Andre Oppermann

CEO / Geschaeftsfuehrer
Internet Business Solutions Ltd. (AG)
Hardstrasse 235, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
Fon +41 1 277 75 75 / Fax +41 1 277 75 77
http://www.pipeline.ch    ibs@pipeline.ch



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