From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Aug 17 17:09:17 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA05375 for isp-outgoing; Sun, 17 Aug 1997 17:09:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.gamespot.com (ns2.gamespot.com [206.169.18.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA05370 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 1997 17:09:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (ian@localhost) by ns2.gamespot.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA25084 for ; Sun, 17 Aug 1997 17:08:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 17:08:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Ian Kallen To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changing password via web ? In-Reply-To: <199708172256.PAA23248@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I haven't done it but if I were I'd use the system password mod_auth_sys.c (http://www.ntb.ch/Pubs/mod_auth_sys.c) with Stronghold. That should be more secure than having folks telnet in to do it because the transactions over ssl aren't in the clear. On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:56:02 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ulf Zimmermann > To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Changing password via web ? > > Is anyone offering this to their customers ? (certainly via secure server ;-) ) > We have many web/ftp only customers and I don't really want to explain > them how to telnet, just to change their password (as that also is not secure). > So I am looking for a way to let the people change the password via a web page. > Enter old password, twice new password. > > Any tips ? Anyone who is doing this ? > > -- > Ulf. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 > Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 > -- Ian Kallen ian@gamespot.com Director of Technology and Web Administration SpotMedia Communications http://www.gamespot.com/ http://www.videogamespot.com/