Gossamer Forum: Products: Links 2.0: Customization: simple password protect modify.cgi mod

I dunno if i am not thinking this through enough or what but all the password protect modify link mods i found were unbeleavably complicated and none seemed to work real well so i made one myself. It is not secure by any means ... kinda like a locking doorknob, its just there to keep honest folk out but i dont think with the modifications being added to the review que it needs to be that secure so for anyone who wants it - here it is:

open modify.cgi
find

Code:
      $found = 0;  
    LINE: while (<DB>) {  
        (/^#/)      and next LINE;  
        (/^\s*$/)   and next LINE;  
        chomp;        
        @data = &split_decode($_);  
        if ($data[$db_url] eq $in{'Current URL'}) {  
            $in{$db_key} = $data[0];  
            $found = 1;   
            %original = &array_to_hash (0, @data);  
            last LINE;  
        }  
    }  
    close DB;  
    !$found and &site_html_modify_failure ("link was not found in the database") and return;

and replace with

Code:
      $found = 0;  
    $nopass = 0;  
    LINE: while (<DB>) {  
        (/^#/)      and next LINE;  
        (/^\s*$/)   and next LINE;  
        chomp;        
        @data = &split_decode($_);  
        if ($data[$db_url] eq $in{'Current URL'}) {  
        $found = 1;   
        if ($data[$db_pass] eq $in{'Password'}) {  
            $in{$db_key} = $data[0];  
            $nopass = 1;  
            %original = &array_to_hash (0, @data);  
            last LINE;  
        }  
       }  
    }  
    close DB;  
    !$found and &site_html_modify_failure ("link was not found in the database") and return;  
    !$nopass and &site_html_modify_failure ("password was not correct") and return;

then in links.def replace

Code:
  Votes           => [12, 'numer',      10,  10,  1,  0,           '^\d+$']

with

Code:
 Votes           => [12, 'numer',      10,  10,  1,  0,           '^\d+$'], 
pass            => [13, 'alpha',     10,   10,  1,  '',       '']

then find

Code:
  # Field Number of some important fields. The number is from %db_def above  
# where the first field equals 0.

and add this at the end of the list

Code:

 $db_pass = 13;

dont forget to add a "Password" field right below the "Current URL" field on your modify.html template or sub site_html_modify_form code if you dont use templates as well as a "pass" field to the add a link form

i havent played with it much but ill bet you can even put a link to your email addy if they loose their password. you would have to look it up but its much easier than writing a script if your list is low volume

hope that helps :)

Vote Stinky

simple password protect modify.cgi mod

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