Authentication
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Forum Name: Web Wiz Forums
Forum Description: Support forum for Web Wiz Forums application.
URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=10071
Printed Date: 08 April 2026 at 5:28am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Authentication
Posted By: nemo9X
Subject: Authentication
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 6:11pm
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I am looking into integrating a forum into my web site. Since my website already has a user subsytem, I plan to authenticate to my database which will have the required info replicated to the WWF DB. I've got that part figured out. My question is on login, it looks as if I need to set the value of the UID cookie, but have not been able to definitively determine if the value should be set to the usercode in the WWF DB, or some other value( author_code??? ). I have been searching the forum and the code for several hours. Could someone elaborate on on the required cookie settings for UID and if other cookie settings are required? By the way, great job on the forum software. |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 8:18pm
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The cookie UID holds the User_code for the user from the database in
the tblAuther table. This is used to track the user when they move
around the forum.
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Posted By: nemo9X
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 8:25pm
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The usercodes I have looked at seem to be encoded, like account name and then some numbers, is this just to make them unique? or is the information in the usercode disected and then the extracted data used for other means in the forum? I guess the bottom line, can I insert my own usercode as long as I keep it unique within the column. thanks in advance....... |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 21 April 2004 at 5:35am
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The usercode is made up of randomly generated unique code. You can insert your own user code as long as it is unique. But there are many places within the forum code that update this value for security purposes so that others can not steal the cookie value and login themselves. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |