Flicks FAQ: Cookieloginvalue

CookieLoginValue

The CookieLoginValue returns the initial cookie value to be used when first accessing a cookie protected directory

See the ASPocxSamples\ACookieLogin sub-directory of the installation directory for a working sample.

See Also CookieLoginCookieName

Syntax

CookieLoginValue(SERVER_NAME, SCRIPT_NAME, Username, Password)

Parameters

SERVER_NAME: Server name, see example
SCRIPT_NAME: AuthentiX ISP: The path of the directory that is protected, relative to the web root.
AuthentiX: The absolute path of the directory that is protected.
Username: The Username collected by the login form.
Password: The Password collected by the login form.

Return Values

Returns the initial cookie value to be used when first accessing a cookie protected directory.

Example

Use a form like this to collect the user data:

collect.htm

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Login</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="loginNow.asp">
<H1> Login using Cookie based Authentication </H2>
<PRE>
Enter your username:       <INPUT SIZE=30 NAME="username" MAXLENGTH=200>
<P>
Enter your password:       <INPUT SIZE=30 NAME="password" MAXLENGTH=200>
<P>
</PRE>
<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="   OK   ">
</BODY>
</HTML>
    </FORM>
<FONT SIZE=3> 
<P>
</FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Then collect the data, pass to AuthentiX to get the CookieLoginValue, and redirect to the protected pages, like so:
(Note the use of the underbar character (_) to continue a long line)

loginNow.asp

<% 
usingAuthentiXStandard = true
if (usingAuthentiXStandard) then
Set AuthX = Server.CreateObject("AUTHXOCX.AuthXOCXCtrl.1") 
else
Set AuthX = Server.CreateObject("AUTHXISP.AuthXOCXCtrl.1") 
protectedDomain = Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR")
'protectedDomain = "hostheader.com"
AuthX.SetVirtualDomain protectedDomain, Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")
AuthX.SetVirtualDomainPassword("")
end if


protectedDirectory = "/ACookieLogin/members/"
protectedAbsPath = "c:\ACookieLogin\members\"
serverName = Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR")  ' target server IP
redirectTo = "/ACookieLogin/members/index.htm"

cookieName = AuthX.CookieLoginCookieName(protectedAbsPath, _
				protectedDirectory  _
				)

cookieValue = AuthX.CookieLoginValue(serverName, _
				protectedAbsPath, _
				Request.Form("USERNAME"), _
				Request.Form("PASSWORD")  _
				)

response.Cookies(cookieName) = cookieValue
response.Cookies(cookieName).Path = protectedDirectory
response.redirect redirectTo

' Note: you can't just change the value of a cookie 
' that has a path. You must also set the path again 
' with you change the value of the cookie.

%>

Applies To

AuthentiX OCX Component

http://www.flicks.com/authentix/discover/main.htm

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