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There are a number of reasons why you might want to add user authentication to your Web site. You might want to restrict access to certain pages only to a specific group of privileged users. You might want to customize the content on your site as per user preferences.. . .. There are a number of reasons why you might want to add user authentication to your Web site. You might want to restrict access to certain pages only to a specific group of privileged users. You might want to customize the content on your site as per user preferences. Or you might just want to track user movement between the pages of your site. Regardless of why you want to add it, you should know how to go about doing it reliably and efficiently. That's where this article comes in. Over the next few pages, I'll be showing you how to authenticate users, maintain session information and handle login/logout operations, using both built-in Apache authentication and custom PHP code. So keep reading. The link for this article located at DevShed is no longer available. . Developing web applications requires robust authentication for user data safety. This guide assists you in implementing secure user authentication with PHP and Apache. User Authentication, PHP Integration, Apache Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Web site administrators are being advised by the FBI's cybercrime division to be extra vigilant for evidence of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks that have recently hit Web sites. In an advisory issued this weekend by the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center . . . . Web site administrators are being advised by the FBI's cybercrime division to be extra vigilant for evidence of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks that have recently hit Web sites. In an advisory issued this weekend by the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), the agency said it has received information about "ongoing attempts to disrupt Web access to several sites." The NIPC advisory came after a DDOS attack on the White House Web site on Friday (see story). That attack lasted from about 8 a.m. EDT to about 11:15 a.m., causing so many automated requests for information that the servers were overloaded. The link for this article located at Computer World is no longer available. . Web site administrators are being advised by the FBI's cybercrime division to be extra vigilant for . administrators, being, advised, fbi's, cybercrime, division, extra, vigilant. . Anthony Pell
When it emerged less than a decade ago, the World Wide Web was quickly embraced as a bright new medium that could help reinvent government and revitalize democracy. But gradually government policy-makers have also seen that the Web has a . . .. When it emerged less than a decade ago, the World Wide Web was quickly embraced as a bright new medium that could help reinvent government and revitalize democracy. But gradually government policy-makers have also seen that the Web has a much darker side. Information once eagerly posted on government Web sites to promote environmental safety, assist military personnel or help retirees is now being viewed as dangerous if found by terrorists, hackers and other criminals. Prompted by fears that easy access to information is putting Americans at risk, agencies and Congress are tightening controls over federal Internet sites. Federal Webmasters who once enthusiastically posted information now anxiously take some of it down. The link for this article located at Federal Computer Week -- Â Â is no longer available. . Authorities enhance regulations on online information availability, apprehensive about potential threats posed by extremists and cybercriminals.. Government Control, Web Access, Digital Privacy, Information Management. . Anthony Pell
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