Login Screen

[alitheg]

Is it possible to create a form that allows the user to enter a password, which will then be used as the password for the next page, rather than loading the page then entering the password?

[PoweredbyFm7]

yes, you can make this using a global text field. When i user enter a passsword in that global field, filemaker uses it everywhere.

[Vaughan]

Not sure what you mean by "page". Do you mean layout, or file?

The only really secure login comes from using the built-in FMP passwords. Anything else (like passwords in global fields) can easily be by-passed.

[alitheg]

I am building a system for use on school, so the level of security is not going to be an issue, I just need a way for users to put in thier password. When I say page, I could use layout or file. I am a fairly novice user, could you tell me how to set up a global text field to do this?

[Vaughan]

If it's a school, then security is a *real* issue if it's going to store student and family personal details.

Learn about setting up passwords to limit access with FMP's Access Privileges.

Security was greatly improved in FMP 7.

[alitheg]

No personal details are going to be held. Could you please tell me how to set up the global text field thing for passwords?

[PoweredbyFm7]

Not sure what you mean by "page". Do you mean layout, or file?

...Anything else (like passwords in global fields) can easily be by-passed.

If you use in script "Allow user abort [Off]", a user can not by-pass it in no way. moreover, if a user has a password recovery software, he/she can grab all usernames and passwords!..

Therefore, controlling the users by global fields is more power than Filemaker's Security system... The user can not get values at global fields in no way.

[the Otter]

Making a field global is very simple. Go into File -> Define Fields

[alitheg]

Thanks everyone, you've all helped a lot!