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on Jul 24, 2001 at 18:52 UTC ( [id://99353]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Siddartha has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
Hi, I am looking for a basic user authentication script that uses cookies.
I have been using Perl for a while now, but still there is a lot to know. I was thinking of using a crypt() function and check if the entered password is the same as the password in some file. That seems quite easy and straightforward. My problem is that I want to store a cookie, so people don't need to log in the whole time. I have no idea what to store in the cookie. Just the username? And what about when it expires? I would love a few examples, like what Perlmonks stores in the cookie. It looks like the Username and an encrypted password. Is that secure? I have been searching on the web, and it is scary the crap people try to disguise as password scripts, with the password hardcoded into the script etc. -Siddartha
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