Re: HTTP Sign-On API

["Jay Peasley" <jpeasley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but if you want to pass user id and
password through normal fields and not the HTTP protection scheme, you will
need to be running through the secure server all the time so there will be
some security for passwords.

Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Barry" <TBARRY@smtpgate.centralsan.dst.ca.us>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: HTTP Sign-On API


> I'm looking for the API to validate users, so I can build the page based
on
> where or not they're authorized to certain programs/functions.  The
> e-RPG book has a good example, but I was wondering if there was a
> system API to handle this.  I guess I'm looking for the API to
authenticate a
> users name and password.  What is the name of it and what are the
> parameters?
>
> >>> Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com> 08/04/00 04:30pm >>>
> It depends on exactly what are you looking for?
>
> There is an API to authenticate a users name and password.
> There is a sign on screen to log into the HTTP 5250 emulator server.
> There is an API to change a user's name and password.
> There is an exit program for the HTTP server (I believe, there are for all
> the others).
>
> Exactly what is it you are trying to do, or what information are you
trying
> to retrieve from
> the AS/400?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Ted Barry wrote:
>
> > Is there such an animal?  Does anyone want to share the code with
> the
> > rest of us?
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