Passing a password in a URL

[Jason Barker]

I want to create a user (password) in FileMaker that would allow the user to use the web to submit a custom HTML form that would add a new record to the database. I would like to embed the password as the value of a hidden HTML form tag so that the user doesn't have to enter a password after clicking on the submit button. Is this possible? Is this a good/bad idea? How should I accomplish this (is it a matter of implementing a FMP tag)?

Thanks!

[Anatoli]

You can pass the password like anything else. No difference at all.

But it will be transmitted with the form and visible in HTML source of the page. Users might object to this.

If someone is logged with unique ID and appropriate password, I would suggest just passing the ID.

[Steve T.]

Hi, JB! Although a custom login/password system seems the best way to go if you have the time/skills/resources, I decided to forego creating my own login/password system for now and opted to use the Web Security Database. If you use WSD, a user only needs to log in once per web session. A login window pops up when a restricted action (such as -new, -edit, or whatever you define as restricted) is attempted. --ST

[Garry Claridge]

To avoid the "Pop-up" login, yet still use the WSD you can embed the Username and Password in the URL. For example:

http://myname:mypassword@mydomain:port/FMPro?..... etc

All the best.

Garry

[Unable]

Sample File Forums: CDML submission of Username and Password

[Steve T.]

Thanx, Garry (and Unable?)! I didn't know that.

--ST