WEBDEV Concepts

Part 4: Advanced concepts 153 Protecting access to the site: passwords Protecting the access to a site using passwords is necessary in two cases: 1. Protecting personal information. 2. Restricting the access to a site. Protecting personal information Users can specify a password to access personal information. In a business site, a password can be defined to access the details of previous orders. In this case, accessing a site requires: • an authentication: When users log in for the first time, they must enter their username and password. Next time they log in, they will be able to access specific information (history, etc.). • an option to let users recover their passwords. WEBDEV is provided with all the resources required to manage personal passwords. Limiting access to the site By default, a website is accessible to any user. But a site is not always intended for the general public: some features can be reserved to some types of users (site administrator, etc.). In this case, the site manager assigns a password to each user. This password cannot be modified. This password gives access to specific features. For example, in a business site: • a specific password will be assigned to salespeople: they will be able to access sales statistics, etc. • a specific password will be assigned to the members of the marketing team: they will be able to publish new products. WEBDEV allows you to easily manage these different types of access to a site .