Re: mod_plsql LOGMEOFF -- how does it work?

"Malcolm Dew-Jones" <yf110_at_vtn1.victoria.tc.ca> wrote in message news:4228b704_at_news.victoria.tc.ca...
> Mark C. Stock (mcstockX_at_Xenquery.com) wrote:
> : when user mod_plsql, appending LOGMEOFF to a DAD clears the browser's
> : credentials
>
> : does anybody know how this is done (what HTML headers might be sent?)??
>
> : i need to do this in a non-oracle PHP app, and i can't find any
> references
> : to how this is possible without having the browser prompt for new
> : credentials, yet somehow mod_plsql is accomplishing it
>
> : ++ mcs
>
> If it is the headers you need (maybe/maybe not), then do the following.
>
> Install a proxy on your PC, point your browser through that local proxy,
> then browse the site, and then logof.
>
> Examine the proxy logs to see the headers.
>
> I have used Proxomitron with great success in the past.
>
> There are other ways to examine the headers, but having a proxy to monitor
> everything is generally useful for many web tasks, so well worth the small
> effort to get and setup.
>
>
> --
>
> This space not for rent.

Thanks much for the tip, Malcolm -- too bad about the author (Scott Lemmon). Looks like, from a brief overview of the program and help pages, he had quite a sense of humor.

++ mcs Received on Sat Mar 05 2005 - 14:03:43 CET