Ssl

[gary8744]

Hello!! I am a newbie to doing websites (and many other things). I really only got my domain so I didn't have to change email addresses all the time. Anyhow, Since TCH has given me so much stuff to use with my package and since it runs so smoothly, I have decided to start learning.

 

I have MS Frontpage and am playing around with some web pages. I am considering putting some sensitive information on a page so I would have easier access to it from other computers. If I understand correctly, more then locking the directory the page is in so it requiers a log in, I might want to make the page encrypted.

 

We have just reached the end of my knowledge. Can some one tell me how to do what I want to do, suggest a better way, or tell me where I might find this information?

 

Thanks for all your help!!

 

You are a GREAT bunch!!

 

Gary

 

p.s... I just want to say thank you to TCH. It has been so nice to find a hosting service that gives me ZERO problems. Rock Sign

[TCH-Sales]

If your looking for information on how to get SSL set up, please check out this page:

http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/help/sslpage.htm

 

You might try searching for some password protection scripts that you could put on a whole folder as well..

[idallen]

But remember that web folder passwords don't protect your data against PHP or CGI scripts running on the same server as you. Web passwords only apply to web browsers, not to scripts that can access your files on the server directly.

 

An effective way to secure information on a shared server is by making the data readable only by you and by writing a passworded CGI script to grant access to it.

[gary8744]

In ref to your suggestion.....

 

An effective way to secure information on a shared server is by making the data readable only by you and by writing a passworded CGI script to grant access to it.

 

Thanks for the suggestion!! This might be a little beyond my ability. Is there a good place to learn how to do this?

[idallen]

I don't personally know of public resources that will show you how to set up a secure site using a passworded CGI script. (I teach Linux, not CGI!)

 

I would hope that others more familiar with this Web Hosting business might know of something? If not, I can draft something to show you one way of doing it.

 

Let's hope someone already has done this ...

[gary8744]

I will wait a couple of days and see if someone post some instructions or a place where I might find this information. If not, maybe I could mail you a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant or something in exchange for a little help!!

 

Food is good... right?

 

Thanks for all your input.

[TCH-Rob]

You might want to check here. There are 11 pages of scripts for you to look over and try to find the best for you.

[idallen]

11 pages of scripts for you to look over and try to find the best for you.

But remember that anything that relies just on .htaccess and/or .htpasswd is only safe from web browsers, not from PHP, CGI, or shell. (Many/most of the suggested scripts are only secure from web browsers, not from direct file system access.)

[gary8744]

Sounds like I might be better off to just put the information into a file, encrypt the file itself, and then download and decrypt it whenever I need it. I think I can do that by just using PGP or another file encrypter.

 

Thanks for all of your help. Guess I need to learn a bit more about crawling before I try running.

 

Have a GREAT day and God Bless!!

 

Gary

[idallen]

Tim Berners-Lee invented the web as a way to share information. It seems reasonable that it should be hard to hide and protect information using a tool designed to share and distribute it! :-)