If i have a site https://mysite.com where I am running coldfusion and
have an LDAP for authentication. I'd like to have the user log-in and
then have access to the site, but only through the log-in, i.e. they
would not be able to go to a lower level page without logging in and be
validated. It needs to be a secure site.

Here is a slide that talks to some of what I want:

http://www.its.monash.edu.au/staff/w.../slide6-0.html

Currently I have to log-in twice. The first time when I hit the url I
get a dialog. After I am successfully validated I see my log-in page.
This slide talks about setting a cookie after validation has occurred.

I'd like the user to see my log-in page first, and then pass the
authentication to the "system".

Any help is appreciated.

Mike

I think I need to set the env variable REMOT*E_USER, not a cookie

mike wrote:[color=blue]
> I am running coldfusion and
> have an LDAP for authentication. I'd like to have the user log-in and
> then have access to the site, but only through the log-in, i.e. they
> would not be able to go to a lower level page without logging in and be
> validated. It needs to be a secure site.[/color]

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> I'd like the user to see my log-in page first, and then pass the
> authentication to the "system".[/color]

I don't know about ColdFusion but i would use sessions.