Preserved Topic: any cgi experts around here???

My knowledge of cgi is pretty limited. I have not been able to take the time to sit down and learn the majority of it.

Anyways, I am looking for a script that will do the following:

1. Check a password against an array of 4 passwords.

2. If the password entered is equivelent to one of the actual passwords, re-direct the user to another url. If it is not equal go to a different url.

3. Build a file to keep track of how many times each of the 4 passwords have been used.

I would appreciate the help. Thanks a lot.

I think Javascript would be a better avenue to go down for the password thing. That keeps it hidden better. You should make a .js file and have it linked to that. I would be a simple password box.

I know that CGI like PERL which is the easiest to code is the least secure you can get. Not to sure about recording the number of uses with JS though...

Try matt's script archive, might have somethign there.

Umm javascript is BAAADDD for password protecting a page. You can see what it is checking everytime. I can write you a little something in perl for it though lemme wee what I can do this weekend


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If it's on a Unix box, couldn't you use .htaccess files? That seems to me to be the best and most secure method.

Pat Richard
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