Please address replies to the list --- Rory Browne <rory.browne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm not sure how you'd go about this from a security > point of view, > but perhaps for an Intranet, you could, check their > IP address from > $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], and check your login server > to see who is > logged in from that IP. > > Perhaps considering that you seem to have a way of > providing such > information to the Browser, you could use cookies. > For your clientside > code you could do something like the following: > > Bare in mind that I don't really know vbs, and the > usual disclaimers apply. > <script type="text/vbscript"> > for each tree in NWSess1.ConnectedTrees > anyTree=tree.FullName > anyUser=NWSess1.LoginName(anyTree) > document.cookie="userid=" + anyUser + > ";" + document.cookie > next > </script> > > You can then get the information then in PHP using > $_COOKIE['userid']. > I wouldn't normally advocate such a solution, you're > relying on the > user to tell you their name, and to tell you it > accurately. You are > assuming that they can't change document.cookie to > userid=somebody_elses_name. That assumption only > holds true if the > person in question doesn't know how to use a > browser. > > The situation you're describing suggests a strong > lack of security. > > On Apr 5, 2005 1:28 PM, David Bevan > <listes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Another way you can get around passing info to the > > server is to use hidden fields and make the entire > > page into a form with each link in turn submitting > the > > form to the target script. You avoid putting > > sensitive info into the address bar and you can > take > > advantage of header encryption if you need it. > > > > Regards, > > David > > > > --- Ashley <afogleman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have a unique problem that may be able to be > > > solved another way, but I > > > don't know how. > > > > > > What I need to do is pass a variable from a > vbscript > > > into php for use. > > > > > > I am using vbscript to access an activeX control > on > > > the computer that > > > grabs the currently logged in user. This works > > > fine, but I cannot > > > determine how I can get that value into php so > that > > > I can use it. > > > > > > This is for an Intranet app. Basically I want > to > > > use the currently > > > logged in user so that they don't have to log > into > > > the Intranet app. > > > > > > I am running this on a Netware 6.5 server > running > > > Apache 2.5. > > > > > > This may not be the best way to go about this, > but > > > it is the only thing > > > that I have been able to find so I am open to > > > suggestions. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Ashley > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
