Password protecting a subweb

[Cliff Lewis]

I am confused about password protecting a subweb in FP 2000. I want to
restrict browsing access to a group of people who know a password. I
have set the subweb to use unique permissions, but when I try to
define users or groups who have access, I seem to be limited to
authorized users of my hosting account (namely, me). Godaddy does not
seem to let me define any other users without paying for them. That's
not really what I want anyway.

Am I going about it the wrong way? Is there another simple way to
password protect a subweb? It looks like the Registration Form Handler
could do it, but it seems to let anyone register. I want to have a
single user name and password or a pre-defined list of approved users
and passwords.

Thanks,
Cliff Lewis

 

[Ronx]

You are using the correct method - most hosts do not charge for extra
users in this way, but may impose a limit on numbers.
The self-registration only works on Unix servers, if you keep the
registration form secret (give the page an obscure name and do not link
to the page), then only you can register users.

On a Windows server, you can use a database and .asp or .asp.NET pages
to restrict access.
One method is:
Protect individual pages: (Requires Windows Server with support for ASP
and Access database)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825498

A similar technique using PHP and mySQL can be used for individual
pages.
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[vey]

I am confused about password protecting a subweb in FP 2000. I want to
restrict browsing access to a group of people who know a password. I
have set the subweb to use unique permissions, but when I try to
define users or groups who have access, I seem to be limited to
authorized users of my hosting account (namely, me). Godaddy does not
seem to let me define any other users without paying for them. That's
not really what I want anyway.

Am I going about it the wrong way? Is there another simple way to
password protect a subweb? It looks like the Registration Form Handler
could do it, but it seems to let anyone register. I want to have a
single user name and password or a pre-defined list of approved users
and passwords.

Thanks,
Cliff Lewis

How many users are you allowed to have? I'm on Intermedia.net and I can
have 50.

Having to pay for more would be a deal killer for me. I use almost all
of them. On one of my websites, different people have different
responsibilities for different parts of the site. When FrontPage
security goes away, it is going to cause me untold amounts of trouble.