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    Secure Web Pages

    Discussion in 'Website Design' started by Admin, Jan 26, 2008.

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    1. Admin

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      I want to design a site with some pages on public view and others only visible to members.

      Some of the content will be company sensitive such as pricing, what is the best way to secure this so only the right people see it? SSL?
       
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    2. monaghan United Kingdom

      monaghan Well-Known Member

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      SSL will not help, this simply provides an encrypted path between server & browser. A password protected pages (or set of pages) is what you need, SSL may be of use when collecting the username & password if the info os very sensitive.

      You could use a password protected directory or implement a bit of simple PHP (or other preferred language) to handle a username / password system.
       
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    3. deconstruction United Kingdom

      deconstruction Well-Known Member

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      simple way is to create a sub dir and protect using .htaccess

      very quick and no coding required.

      if you want to be able to admin the users via a CP then requires a little more work
       
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