Hi All,
Is there a way to have a login system that needs a file that is stored on the users computer present, similar to online banking sites that use a locally stored certificate (file) for verification or redirect to another page?
Thank you,
Max
trilithon
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Jump to PostThere are a lot of security limitations on what you can see on the local machine, certainly in PHP and even in Javascript. I don't think that you will be able to view a local document but nothing stops you from uploading it (manual file choice by the user) and …
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chrishea
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There are a lot of security limitations on what you can see on the local machine, certainly in PHP and even in Javascript. I don't think that you will be able to view a local document but nothing stops you from uploading it (manual file choice by the user) and then verifying it on the server. You could write a cookie once it is verified so the next time, you would check the cookie instead.
trilithon
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At this stage I am using a login with cookies to give the remember me function but I feel that this leaves to many doors open and what I need is more like a x.509 PKI (SSL) login.
Do you know how this works or where I can start to find out more about SSL.
Thank you,
Max
mschroeder
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I've only come across a few examples of this:
http://php-security.net/archives/3-X.509-PKI-login-with-PHP-and-Apache.html
Is one I bookmarked a while ago.
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