Making it so they don't have to re-login everytime

ProjectShadow · #41 10-29-2004, 12:48 PM

Well I attempted an install of this module in my X-Cart version 3.5.11, but it doesn't work.

I don't know much about cookies so I'm pretty much at a dead end. If anyone has successfully installed this on their 3.5.xx cart I would love to get a fix so that this works.

Thanks,

Adam

Jon · #42 10-29-2004, 01:04 PM

As mentioned, I'm working on many things currently, and don't have the time to work on this now, though if there is interest I may create a mod for this in the future. In the meantime, if somebody really wanted this I'd be willing to construct it at an hourly rate.

Jon · #43 02-11-2005, 06:08 PM

Took a year, but I finally go to it

Here's the final product.

http://www.websitecm.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=89

phil_ · #44 06-01-2005, 03:24 AM

I just ordered this mod and it works great, really good for the returning customer to not have to log in again!

I'd recommend this mod.

Philip.

minorgod · #45 06-01-2005, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

Took a year, but I finally go to it

Here's the final product.

http://www.websitecm.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=89

Any chance you'd share the basic idea of how you built this mod so I can add it to my store? If you give me a brief explanation I can probably code it myself. I've got so much customization on my site, I'd rather build my own version than order the mod.

Jon · #46 06-01-2005, 10:43 PM

Set, reset, and read from a cookie

The mod will integrate no problem regardless of customization.

minorgod · #47 06-02-2005, 08:30 AM

Did you decide to store the password in a cookie or are you using some kind of system to generate a unique token/hash value that can be used to log the user in automatically without their password? The password way is easier, but less secure. I've never built an auto-login system that does it the other (more secure) way, but that's the way I'll probably do it.

Jon · #48 06-02-2005, 12:36 PM

I stored an encrypted password in the cookie.

minorgod · #49 06-02-2005, 03:01 PM

Gotcha. So you're actually encrypting the user's password, saving as a cookie, then when they come back you pass the cookie and decrypt it. Did you make your own encryption method or did you go with x-cart's text crypt functions.

I could be wrong, but It seems like if you're passing the x-cart encrypted password , you might be opening a bit of a security hole since that would make it easier to guess the salt used by the x-cart crypt function. Just a thought. Anyway, thanks for letting me know how yours works. I will refrain from posting a detailed "how-to" if I do this mod for my store.

Jon · #50 06-02-2005, 03:14 PM

Do you have MSN Messenger?