Password protect a website

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  1. oTechnology, Feb 23, 2010

    oTechnology macrumors newbie

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    Hey guys and gals,

    so firstly I need to password protect a page using either Javascript or HTML, I have found a Javascript password protection script, but I want it to work on an iPod touch, and I want it to make it a passcode not a password, and it would show the numeric pad on the iPod touch and not the alpha-numeric qwerty layout, like the numeric pad you get when you password your iPod or iPhone,

    I tried setting the code to show only numbers from 0-9 but still doesn't show the numeric pad on the iPod touch.
    HTML:
    <script language="Javascript">

<!--

var password = "test"
var x = prompt("Enter in the password "," ")
if (x.toLowerCase() == password) {
alert("Come right in \n \n You've entered in the right password")
location = "index.htm"
}

else {
location = "bad.htm"
}

//-->

</script>
    this is the exact same as the script i am using, but this is an example one, can someone please edit the code given so you can solve my problem.

    Thanks
     
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  2. splitpea, Feb 23, 2010

    splitpea macrumors 6502a

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    Anything password protected with javascript can be broken into by anyone with a web browser and a modicum of web dev experience.

    There is no such thing as password protection using HTML.

    There is password protection using web server configuration or any of a number of scripting languages such as PHP, Perl, Python, ASP, Ruby... etc.
     
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  3. angelwatt, Feb 23, 2010

    angelwatt Moderator emeritus

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    #3
    JavaScript enforced password protection doesn't amount to any security. If you want a properly password protect, use either a .htaccess file or some PHP (or other server-side language). Bypassing a JavaScript protection scheme is trivial.

    I don't know of a way to have JavaScript tell the device (iPhone) that it should only provide digits for entry. You could put up a custom numeric keypad with HTML though. I've built custom calculators that way. Just make the buttons big enough for a finger and make the entry field read-only and have JavaScript enter the numbers into the field.
     
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  4. designguy79, Feb 23, 2010

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    Don't forget about HTTPS, too, otherwise your password is easily "sniffed" by anyone else on the same network (and networks in between, but that seems less likely to be a problem in my mind)
     
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  5. koruki, Feb 25, 2010

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    like other said, if its on an apache server you can use .htaccess and MD5 to have a pretty secure login

    Out of curiosity can you please point us to the site you found this so called js password security script =)
     
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  6. needlnerdz, Feb 26, 2010

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    #6
    just googled 'form only numbers iphone'

    first link brought me here, which has your answer:

    http://www.bennadel.com/blog/1197-Defaulting-To-The-Numeric-Keyboard-On-The-iPhone.htm


    There's your answer. Repeating what everyone else is saying.. you really need to use a serverside password/code. .htaccess would force the whole keyboard to appear and ask for a login + pass... but just do some searches for how to do a simple PHP $_POST password or login.. and you should find all that you need to make a simple form on the page [also look into focusing the browser on this particular element in the bodys onLoad trait...] and you'll get your fancy numeric pad form. Phew!


    good luck!
     
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