IMHO
You are making it too complicated
You have your public site - pages anyone can view
Create a Subweb and Set Unique permissions on it
Make any of your links from the public root web to the protected Subweb as external links
You can also link back from the private subweb to the public root web
Once a user is logged in they will not need to login again to go back & forth between the 2 for that "session" of the browser
To create a subweb w/ unique permissions see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825451
Your host will have to support subwebs and unique permissions under the FP Server Extensions
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| So every time I changed a page that get's viewed in both the secure web and
| the public web, what's a good way to sync the two pages so that all the info
| is the same in both webs? Should I choose the "publish" command and then
| just pick and choose the pages I worked on and publish those to the other
| web? The new subweb that's password protected will have to have all the info
| of the public web, that is what you recommended right? Thanks for all your
| help so far, I'm finally understanding this could work.
|
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > Create a subweb with a Home Page, then link to this page from the main part of the site. Users will
| > prompted to login at this point. On the home page in the subweb, you link to all of the other
| > protected content, which is also contained in this subweb. The subweb is a completely independent
| > web site, so all images, navigation, etc. must be within this subweb.
| >
| > The above is the easiest when you are on assigning a single login. To have multiple login, to really
| > do what you want require the ability to write a user management application with server-side
| > scripting, such as ASP, PHP, ASP.net etc. and a database.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > ==============================================
| > If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > Microsoft Product Support Services:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com
| > If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > ==============================================
| >
| > | > >I think that answers my question......they're going to have to re-enter the
| > > password multiple times while browsing the site. I was hoping that wasn't
| > > the case. Is my only solution then to create a subweb with all of the root
| > > webs content *plus* all the secured content and then just have a link on the
| > > homepage that will take them to the subweb. In other words someone logs in,
| > > they click on a "members only" link and after getting prompted for a username
| > > and password it takes them to the subweb. They would be in a whole new web,
| > > but from their point of view all that would happen is a few more links would
| > > pop up.
| > >
| > > I don't know if that makes any sense, this is frustrating.....there's go to
| > > be a way to give members access to all the sensitive pages with one password
| > > entry.
| > >
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> The first link to a page within the protected folder will prompt the user to login, from there,
| > >> you
| > >> have to keep them in this folder in order to access other protected content without being prompt
| > >> to
| > >> login again, otherwise they will have to login each time they click on a link that is outside of
| > >> this folder to content within this folder.
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > >> a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > >> Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > >>
http://support.microsoft.com
| > >> If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > >> security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >> | > >> > Ok, I think this is where the confusion is......no, there's no link to the
| > >> > protected folder. However there will be links on the homepage to the three
| > >> > pages that are in the protected folder, let's call them page1, page2, and
| > >> > page3. When someone logs into the homepage they see these links and if
| > >> > someone clicks on the link to page1 they will be asked for a password. If
| > >> > they close that page and go back to the homepage and now click on the link to
| > >> > page2, will it remember the password they put in for page1 or will they have
| > >> > to put the password in again when clicking on the link to page2?
| > >> >
| > >> > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >> >
| > >> >> Ok, you have this protected folder, which require a username and password that you will give
| > >> >> the
| > >> >> people that need to access the content within this folder, correct?
| > >> >>
| > >> >> Now you have a link on the home page, this link takes the user to protected folder, where they
| > >> >> will
| > >> >> prompted to enter the username and password that you have provide them with, at this point
| > >> >> links
| > >> >> to
| > >> >> any other pages within this folder need to be on the first page the user get to after they
| > >> >> have
| > >> >> logged in.
| > >> >>
| > >> >> --
| > >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > >> >> a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > >> >> Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com
| > >> >> If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > >> >> security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >>
| > >> >> | > >> >> >I guess I still have no idea what you mean by "log in". The site has no
| > >> >> > usernames and passwords for each individual user, and there's no "login" page
| > >> >> > that anyone sees anywhere. The site is public except for three pages that
| > >> >> > will be placed in a password protected folder. When someone clicks on a link
| > >> >> > to one of those pages they will be asked for a username and password then the
| > >> >> > page will open........when they close that page and click on a different link
| > >> >> > to a different password protected page, I'm trying to find out if they will
| > >> >> > have to re-enter the password to see that page also. Or, once they have
| > >> >> > entered the password for one of the pages in that folder will they have free
| > >> >> > run of all the other pages in that folder, or will they have to re-enter the
| > >> >> > password?
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> > Thank you.
| > >> >> > Alan
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> >> All protect pages.links need to be only accessible from the page the user see after they
| > >> >> >> first
| > >> >> >> login.
| > >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> --
| > >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >> If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > >> >> >> a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > >> >> >> Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > >> >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com
| > >> >> >> If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > >> >> >> security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> | > >> >> >> >I understand that all protected sensitive pages will need to be placed in
| > >> >> >> > that folder, however I don't understand what you mean by "log in". Are you
| > >> >> >> > saying that if someone clicks on "protected link 1" on the homepage and types
| > >> >> >> > the username and password they will then be able to see whats in that page,
| > >> >> >> > but what happens when they go back to the homepage and click on "protected
| > >> >> >> > link 2", will they have to type the username and password again or will it be
| > >> >> >> > remembered so that they can view all the secured pages without having to
| > >> >> >> > re-enter the password? I hope I've explained it better this time, what I'm
| > >> >> >> > trying to accomplish. I would like it if users put the password in once on
| > >> >> >> > one of the secured pages, and then are able to view all the password
| > >> >> >> > protected pages without having to re-enter the password.
| > >> >> >> >
| > >> >> >> > Thank you.
| > >> >> >> >
| > >> >> >> > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >> >> >> >
| > >> >> >> >> No, you need to make sure that all pages that need to be protected are located within
| > >> >> >> >> that
| > >> >> >> >> folder
| > >> >> >> >> so
| > >> >> >> >> that when they log in, then do whatever they need to do and then leave the protected
| > >> >> >> >> folder.
| > >> >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> >> --
| > >> >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >> >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > >> >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >> >> If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > >> >> >> >> a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > >> >> >> >> Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > >> >> >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com
| > >> >> >> >> If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > >> >> >> >> security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > >> >> >> >> ==============================================
| > >> >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> >> | > >> >> >> >> > hello,
| > >> >> >> >> > I am setting up a website for a group I'm a member of and I'm using FP
| > >> >> >> >> > 2003. There will be a couple pages that have sensitive (members only) info,
| > >> >> >> >> > such as calendars and member info. My host has the ability and is willing to
| > >> >> >> >> > password protect a folder where I can put all those pages, however then
| > >> >> >> >> > someone browsing will have to re-enter their password every time they click
| > >> >> >> >> > on a link that goes to a page in that folder (Is this correct?). Is there a
| > >> >> >> >> > way to have the site remember the users password so that once they type it
| > >> >> >> >> > in, they have full access to the secure pages without having to re-type their
| > >> >> >> >> > password every time they click on a link? There will be only one password
| > >> >> >> >> > for everyone to use.
| > >> >> >> >> >
| > >> >> >> >> > To sum it up.....I would like to have three link buttons on the index page
| > >> >> >> >> > that are labeled as "members only" pages. When clicked on user is prompted
| > >> >> >> >> > for user name and password, and then from then on they can click on any of
| > >> >> >> >> > those links that go to pages in the password protected folder and they don't
| > >> >> >> >> > have to re-enter the password again.
| > >> >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> >>
| > >> >> >> >>
| > >> >> >>
| > >> >> >>
| > >> >> >>
| > >> >>
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| > >> >>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
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| >
