Madhur, There are many options for what you want depending on how you want to impliment it. You can check out LDAP for starters. Your main concern would be how to integrate between the access database to what the user is allowed to do. There is also the eDirectory options from Novell. Strange as it sounds, many large comapnies are now using that to organise their user databases and quite happy with it. Try http://www.novell.com/products/nds/ for more info. NDS(r) eDirectory(tm) is a stand-alone, cross-platform LDAP directory service that powers e-businesses. eDirectory provides the foundation to grow your business by building and maintaining secure and highly customized e-business relationships while leveraging your existing technology investments. With eDirectory, you can create customer loyalty by offering new applications and services based on highly personalized user profiles and user behavior. See also : http://www.novell.com/info/collateral/docs/4680507.01/4680507.html For info on how CNN utilizes this issue. This will aslo run under Linux and Solaris as well as NT regular and NT 2000. I know this sounds like a plug, and it is, but it's also a very viable solution. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: netcomm [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: a ea?e 28 2000 10:56 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: authentication > > Hi > > i m intrested to know various options for decent authentication mechanism > for web server or say other extranet applications.....what are the > standards > for it....scalability....would like to avoid recreating altogether a new > database...would like to use exisiting users database .....but keeping > security in place. > > any pointers are welcome... > > TIA > madhur > > > > > - > [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.] ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
