Password Protected Sites

[BoneHeadicus]

Does anyone have any first hand experience regarding password scripts. I see there are about a hundred perl scripts from simple .htaccess all the way to credit card authorization and password automation.

I would tend to lean toward the automation side and was wondering if anyone had used one of these scripts before.

[DaveAtIFG]

Hey BH, I'm killing two birds, floating the post and asking for clarification. What exactly are you looking for? A script I suspect, but to do what exactly? Password protect a page/directory/file? Credit card authorization? The script you need depends on what you're trying to accomplish of course... Give us a hint!! ;)

[BoneHeadicus]

Ahhh yes. It is rather vague when I read it again. It makes perfect sense to me though.. ;)

I'm wondering about managing a subscription site. From credit auth to issuing and maintaining user passwds. I see several scripts written in perl that do the whole ball of wax but I was soliciting user experiences first.

Also is there problems with Authorize.net or not? Any feedback is appreciated.

[GWJ]

BH,

I have used AN now for two-three years.

I never rely on them for tech. support though. When I did in the past the support had been bad (sorry to be negative there).

The only major problem I had was when they upgraded to version 3.0 software on their end, but did not let anyone know (other than a page on their site saying it). I have the service set to do an auth. capture only, that way I can catch fraud orders without being hit both ways with charges.

Brian

[knighty]

Im looking for similar advice..

I have used .htaccess in the past to password protect directories but now have a situation where i need to add and delete users. Doing this manually seems a bit of a knightymare.

And just how secure is .htaccess? Is there a way to have an expiry date on passwords?