The way I read it he wanted to use the same ID and password to verify entry
to more than one page, what the previously mentioned thread deals with are
ways to encrypt or hide the user/password values.
I was trying so show that like me he is possibly going about it the rwong
way and should rethink what he needs to do.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fliptop [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 1:06 PM
> To:   Grierson, Garry (UK07)
> Cc:   Wagner Garcia Campagner; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: security in perl
> 
> "Grierson, Garry (UK07)" wrote:
> > 
> > I had pretty much exactly the same problem, if you look at the 'Security
> > Suggestions Please!' thread on the beginners-cgi archive at
> > http://archive.develooper.com/beginners-cgi%40perl.org/  you can see
> what
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Wagner Garcia Campagner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:05 PM
> > > To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject:      security in perl
> > >
> > > Now what i want to do is send this username and password to the
> > > page2.html...
> > >
> > > I'm doing like this:
> > >
> > > <FORM METHOD=post ACTION=page2.pl>
> > > <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=username VALUE=$nome>
> > > <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=password VALUE=$pass>
> > > <INPUT TYPE="submit" value="OK">
> > >
> > > The problem is when i do "view source" on the page1.pl I can see the
> > > username and the password in plain text....
> > >
> > > Is there a way for me to pass this information to page2.pl without
> > > everyone see it when "view source" is used???
> 
> at first you say, "i want to send this username and password to
> page2.html..." then you say "is there a way to pass this information to
> page2.pl without it being seen....."
> 
> of course, when you pass information to a browser it's visible.  so
> you're getting exactly what you want.
> 
> are you running apache webserver?  what about mod_perl?


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