Hi everyone,
I've been asked to produce an intranet site that will have a very small amount of user specific content. An example of this is that a hyperlink would contain for some people - "../path/bull-ALL.pdf" but for others "../path/bull-RSW.pdf". The other stipulation is that users shouldn't have to sign in. My initial thoughts were LDAP, or cookies but I'm hoping that I'm overthinking this!
Does anyone have a clue how to uncover this riddle? Thank you for any help you can give me on this.
Custom content without FEU?
Re: Custom content without FEU?
Is this sensitive content, or just something that you'd rather not display to the world?
There are several ways to approach the idea of content available only to certain users, but without some kind of content-specific authentication, you'll have to rely on either another authentication method (LDAP, etc.), cookies, IP addresses, referring pages, etc. Some way to ensure that only certain users can see the content. It will obviously require much more administrative work to use an alternative method. Something like the FEU/CC combination would be preferred if you can convince your users to accept a minor inconvenience (the login).
There are several ways to approach the idea of content available only to certain users, but without some kind of content-specific authentication, you'll have to rely on either another authentication method (LDAP, etc.), cookies, IP addresses, referring pages, etc. Some way to ensure that only certain users can see the content. It will obviously require much more administrative work to use an alternative method. Something like the FEU/CC combination would be preferred if you can convince your users to accept a minor inconvenience (the login).
Re: Custom content without FEU?
Thank you for the reply. It's not sensitive in anyway, it's just not ideal for users to have to look for the pdf documents that relate to them. The most important implementation is the one with the newsletters that are specific to certain geographical areas.
Ideally we'd like some sort of selector at the top (something like - you are now viewing the Australian newsletters page. Please select another area here). This is easy to achieve, the hard part is to keep the selection for the next time the user logs in. The brief is clear that they don't want the users to have to log in to anything - unless login is automated and not shown to visitors.
Ideally we'd like some sort of selector at the top (something like - you are now viewing the Australian newsletters page. Please select another area here). This is easy to achieve, the hard part is to keep the selection for the next time the user logs in. The brief is clear that they don't want the users to have to log in to anything - unless login is automated and not shown to visitors.
Re: Custom content without FEU?
Would identifying users by IP help?
Like this application, and then redirect based on location.
Like this application, and then redirect based on location.
Greg
Re: Custom content without FEU?
I think IP or cookie is the way to go.
I would look at the GeoHostIP module, http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/geohostip
I would look at the GeoHostIP module, http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/geohostip
Re: Custom content without FEU?
Thank you for all of the replies. I think I misled you all a bit with the whole Australia description, the different areas are mainly split across the UK. Some users have static IP, some don't.
So I think I've narrowed it down to cookie or LDAP right now. I'm planning on working on this over the next couple of days so I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks for all your suggestions.
So I think I've narrowed it down to cookie or LDAP right now. I'm planning on working on this over the next couple of days so I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks for all your suggestions.
