Domain Authentication

[ECathell]

We have several computers in our organization that share users. While we use a general account for logging into these computers, I need to give these certain people access to different areas of the program based on their windows authentication.

Currently we use a table that holds their username and password, but that is both not secure and a inelegant. Whenever the user's password changes we have to get their information from IT, which of course they don't want to share...how can I add a form to my program that will authenticate against a windows domain. I will may still need to use a table for access rules until I can figure out Role based access.

any help is greatly appreciated.

I already have found information on environment.username. But that only returns the current logged in user, which doesn't help for elevated access.

 

[ECathell]

never mind I found some information on it..


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--Eric Cathell, MCSA
We have several computers in our organization that share users. While we use a general account for logging into these computers, I need to give these certain people access to different areas of the program based on their windows authentication.

Currently we use a table that holds their username and password, but that is both not secure and a inelegant. Whenever the user's password changes we have to get their information from IT, which of course they don't want to share...how can I add a form to my program that will authenticate against a windows domain. I will may still need to use a table for access rules until I can figure out Role based access.

any help is greatly appreciated.

I already have found information on environment.username. But that only returns the current logged in user, which doesn't help for elevated access.

 

[Richard L Rosenheim]

Eric,

If you can share the information, I would be interested in it too.

Richard Rosenheim


never mind I found some information on it..


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--Eric Cathell, MCSA
We have several computers in our organization that share users. While we use
a general account for logging into these computers, I need to give these
certain people access to different areas of the program based on their
windows authentication.

Currently we use a table that holds their username and password, but that is
both not secure and a inelegant. Whenever the user's password changes we
have to get their information from IT, which of course they don't want to
share...how can I add a form to my program that will authenticate against a
windows domain. I will may still need to use a table for access rules until
I can figure out Role based access.

any help is greatly appreciated.

I already have found information on environment.username. But that only
returns the current logged in user, which doesn't help for elevated access.

 

[ECathell]

http://www.vbip.com/books/1861007477/chapter_7477_04.asp

that's where I found the information...hope it helps..

 

[Richard L Rosenheim]

Thanks, it looks interested. Might even have to go buy the book.

Richard Rosenheim

http://www.vbip.com/books/1861007477/chapter_7477_04.asp

that's where I found the information...hope it helps..

 

[Rob Nicholson]

Thanks, it looks interested. Might even have to go buy the book.

I thought the same so I've fired off an Amazon order. It's <£10 here in the
UK.

Rob.

 

[Richard L Rosenheim]

I didn't realize the US Dollar was that weak against the British Pound.
Amazon is listing the book for $30 in the US.

Richard Rosenheim

 

[Rob Nicholson]

I didn't realize the US Dollar was that weak against the British Pound.

Amazon is listing the book for $30 in the US.

That is a surprising difference. Must be some other reason - the pound isn't
*that* strong but it is just £8.04 on www.amazon.co.uk

Rob.

 

[Rob Nicholson]

I didn't realize the US Dollar was that weak against the British Pound.

Amazon is listing the book for $30 in the US.

Makes a nice change though - it's usually the other way around

 

[Richard L Rosenheim]

According to the currency converter at www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi, 8.04 GBP
= 15.42 USD.

What's also interesting, is that Amazon UK shows the list price of the book
to be £11.49 ($22.45) and is selling the book at a 30% discount. In
addition to having a higher list price ($30) Amazon US is not discounting
the book at all.

Yet another example of the American consumer being screwed by big business?


Richard Rosenheim

 

[Rob Nicholson]

Yet another example of the American consumer being screwed by big

business?

Come and live on "Treasure Island" to know what it's like to be screwed by
big business

Rob.