Hi, What are various ways and the best way to make a secure section of a web
site?

Example:

I need two secure areas: (don't know if it needs https like total encyption)
1.. all members, and
2.. conference attendees so that they can access presentations.

I also would like to use forms for online membership applications/renewals
and online meeting registration.

Do I need a database? Or can I do it somehow with a text file and
javascript?...

I guess I am looking for the simplest way.

Re: How to authenticate web users? by Ronx

Ronx
Fri Oct 21 01:22:25 CDT 2005

You need a database of some sort - a text file can be used as a database,
but may require serious programming.
JavaScript is clientside scripting - this is not suitable for your
application in particular, and not for any application involving security.
If you use a Windows server that supports ASP and Access, see
Protect individual pages:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825498
as an example of securing individual pages using a database.
Also see
Password Protect Part of a Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301554
but this uses a different technique.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
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"jake" <jake@jake.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, What are various ways and the best way to make a secure section of a
web
> site?
>
> Example:
>
> I need two secure areas: (don't know if it needs https like total
encyption)
> 1.. all members, and
> 2.. conference attendees so that they can access presentations.
>
> I also would like to use forms for online membership applications/renewals
> and online meeting registration.
>
> Do I need a database? Or can I do it somehow with a text file and
> javascript?...
>
> I guess I am looking for the simplest way.
>
>