vqServer Special security features
vqServer provides a built-in alternative to the HTTP basic authentication scheme which provides a number of extra features that would otherwise require complex additional programs:
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Self-registrationYou can allow visitors to your web site to add themselves to your vqServer user database. This means that you can easily require people to register for access to pages or files on your web site. There are five components to the vqServer self-registration feature:
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The user registration form:
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Custom login pagesYou can provide custom login pages to restrict access to pages or files on your web site. A custom login page is displayed automatically when a visitor to your web site requests a protected page. If a visitor enters an acceptable ID and password the protected page is displayed automatically. Custom login pages can be far more user-friendly than the default password dialog displayed by web browsers and can include a self-registration form. There are five components to the vqServer custom login page feature:
Login forms:
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Self-password changeYou can allow users to change their passwords without the intervention of the administrator and without having access to the control centre. There are three components to the vqServer self-password change feature:
The password change form:
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LogoutYou can provide a logout link on your web pages. This stops people circumventing vqServer's access controls by using the same computer and browser as a registered user. The logout feature only works if you have used a custom login page. There are two components to vqServer's logout feature:
vqServer version 1.9. Copyright © 1997-2000 Steve Shering and vqSoft. Last updated 26 May 2000. |
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