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🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 11:11 PM UTC:

I have put buttons for the Login page in the header for play.chessvariants.org. It is functional, but it is not yet integrated into the rest of the site. This means that you can sign in and out, but signing in won't yet do anything for you. Since I can't access comments for the Login page, I'll describe it here.

You can sign in with either your CVP userid or with an OpenID. Once you sign in, details about you are stored in $_SESSION variables. $_SESSION variables are like cookies but are stored on the server. This will create one cookie that identifies your session id. You can link your CVP account with an OpenID. You do this by signing into one while still signed into the other. Then, once they are linked, you can sign into your CVP account by signing into the OpenID linked to it. This will let you access your account when you forget your password, and it can be used as an alternate way to sign in. When you sign into your CVP account, one more cookie is created. This cookie contains your userid. This cookie will not let anyone sign into your account without your password. Your login session ends when you close your browser, and you will need to sign in next time you come to the site. The userid cookie is meant to persist beyond your session in order to make it easier to sign in again. In the header code I've created, it presents you with a sign in form with your userid already filled in if the userid cookie is set. If your password manager fills in your password, then signing in again is as easy as one click. Without the userid cookie, it just gives you a button to the login page if you are not already signed in.

I expect that site membership will give you more privileges than just signing in with an OpenID. One main use of the OpenID sign in is to expedite registration. By first signing in with your OpenID, you can join the site without email authentication of your identity, and it will also fill in the registration form, as much as it can, with appropriate values, including an available userid that is based on your OpenID userid or your name.

The next step will be to integrate session sign-ins with Game Courier.


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