Time restricted access to folder?

[Geoff Cox]

Hello

I wonder if there is a way when using .htaccess /.htpasswd to restrict
access to a web site folder for a limited time, eg 0.5 hr?

Cheers

Geoff

[Klaus Johannes Rusch]

Geoff Cox wrote:

Hello Geoff,

> I wonder if there is a way when using .htaccess /.htpasswd to restrict
> access to a web site folder for a limited time, eg 0.5 hr?

not directly but if you can start programs automatically (cron or
something similar) you could modify the entries in the .htpasswd file
after 30 minutes, thereby forcing a reauthentication.

--
Klaus Johannes Rusch
[email]KlausRusch@atmedia.net[/email]
[url]http://www.atmedia.net/KlausRusch/[/url]

[Geoff Cox]

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:28:34 -0800, "Michael Vilain
<vilain@spamcop.net>" wrote:

>I'd create a totally separate directory with only what you want to have
>time-sensative access to. That means a separate .htaccess file with
>it's own password file. The at job would run htpasswd to reset the
>password to some random value or remove the user entirely from the
>password file.

Michael

this sounds useful - are you able to give me or point me at any
details on how to implement this?!

Geoff

[all mail refused]

In article <vilain-4CCE51.11474903022004@comcast.ash.giganews.com>,
"Michael Vilain wrote:

>1) user fills in information into web form and clicks "Submit" button
>2) CGI script creates temporary directory which is accessible to
> web server (e.g. a Alias directive is in httpd.conf for it)
>3) script copies files (including .htaccess) into temporary directory
>4) script runs htpasswd to create user and password file referenced by
> .htaccess file
>4) script creates "at" job which will use htpasswd to change
> password for user after 30 minutes

Why not have the CGI directly show and refuse to show the content -
thereby avoiding all the external commands ?

--
Elvis Notargiacomo [url]http://www.sendacow.org.uk/homepage.html[/url]

[Geoff Cox]

On 3 Feb 2004 22:16:22 GMT, [email]elvis@notatla.org.uk[/email] (all mail refused)
wrote:

>In article <vilain-4CCE51.11474903022004@comcast.ash.giganews.com>,
>"Michael Vilain wrote:
>

>>1) user fills in information into web form and clicks "Submit" button
>>2) CGI script creates temporary directory which is accessible to
>> web server (e.g. a Alias directive is in httpd.conf for it)
>>3) script copies files (including .htaccess) into temporary directory
>>4) script runs htpasswd to create user and password file referenced by
>> .htaccess file
>>4) script creates "at" job which will use htpasswd to change
>> password for user after 30 minutes

>
>Why not have the CGI directly show and refuse to show the content -
>thereby avoiding all the external commands ?

Elvis and Michael

thanks to you both - will investigate further...

Cheers

Geoff