GatorLink authentication support Overview of GatorLink authentication

• A CGI script on a CNS server supports generic GatorLink authentication. The script checks the username and password, records the existence of a current session for the user, and sends a cookie back the browser. The script incorporates a method for providing a link to return to the original web site so it can be called from another web site.

• A network service on the same server can provide the username and IP address associated with a particular cookie value.

• Another CGI script at the server provides a log out service that prevents any further use of the GatorLink cookie.

• A small set of perl modules can be used to incorporate GatorLink authentication into a perl CGI script running on nersp or similar Unix environments.

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Last revision: July 23, 2003

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