cra_password.pl

[Mpessoa]

Dear all,

Is it possible to have a addon that when I submit the news and check the option "password it" for example, and build it, and when an internaut cliks on it's news links, he is asked for the passwor to see that news?

I'm asking this to see if I can use some news to be viewed only by who I allow (password required to see the news)

Best regards,

[Jackanape]

The easiest way would be to select a profile that builds it's file in a password protected directory, and manage the passwords that way.

[Mpessoa]

The easiest way would be to select a profile that builds it's file in a password protected directory, and manage the passwords that way.

Hi, I know that can be. But what I'm looking for is a way to use a password protect when clicking in the link to a specific news only and not for the directory.

You know, when you submit a news should use the field password check.

Do you think it can be done? Or somenthing similar?

best regards,

[SrNupsen]

The easiest would still be to have all those news items (with passwords) being built inside a passworded directory (using .htaccess).

Individual file protection would require some sort of Javascript password protection, which is far less secure.

You could use a checkbox for password when submitting news items, and then making that field part of the ouput file path in some way, depending on how your folders are organized.

[Mpessoa]

The problem that I have is that some of my news can be only see for a specific person (client) I must password only a specific news to a specific client. This client is not allowed to see the others news.

Do you undertand it?

[SrNupsen]

Yes. But you would still have to give each user (=client) a separate password, right?

There are two ways of password-protecting files: server-side (means it is the server doing it) or client-side (means it is done in your browser). Server-side is the most secure, and the only server-side method I know of is by using .htaccess.

I would suggest you read about how to create authentication systems with .htaccess, and combine that with the Maginot addon. You should be able to create a solution where each user has his/her own directory, and where Maginot will put each user's news item(s) in his/her directory. In addition, you should be able to create .htaccess files for all of the subdirectories by using a second style and profile.

A far easier (but as I said, less secure) system would be to set up a third-party Javascript authentication for all of your users. This is, however, outside the reach of what Coranto can do.

[Mpessoa]

Ok thanks.

[CSEnforcer]

I don't know if it would help you at all, but there is a "password" field option in the CustomFields add-on.

See this old thread: http://coranto.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7357