Hi There

I have a website currently built in Joomla that has users registering to gain access to private sections of the website. The website has been hacked quite a few times by users registering.

Anwyays, I have thought long and hard to convert the website back to HTML using Dreamweaver. I am going to export all registered users via xml or csv and import them using Website Access Manager.

Can anyone advise if I must use WAM to secure the HTML pages or do I use another coffeecup software to do that for me.

Kind Regards

WAM uses .htaccess, so it protects all your html files in a given folder etc.

.htaccess is powerful, but hackers have ways as we all know, so if someone really wants to hack your site & they have the know how, it is possible.

For the average user though, .htaccess is magical.

Download the fully functional 30 day trial and try it out. I'm sure you'll find it does the job very well.

Dave

Thanks for your email, but here is what I am wanting to know.
Home, About, Contact Us - pages are public viewing.
Photos, Newsletters - private pages (only visible to registered users who are set up via WAM)

Can I setup the private pages for the users in WAM or must I specify it elsewhere.

Thank You for your reply.

I haven't tried it but I think CC has a password program. Failing that a simple form and database that you check for authentication. The database filled first obviously. The scripts are pretty straight forward.

In WAM you can choose which pages to protect and which user/pass combination gets people access to which files. It's much more powerful & secure than the password program Prism mentions.

WAM will do everything you want and when it comes to hacks, WAM has the facility to use .htaccess to block IP addresses.

The other password program is here: http://www.coffeecup.com/password-wizard/

But, if you want secure, robust protection of a members only area then WAM is you only MAN
WAM is here: http://www.coffeecup.com/website-access-manager/.

As with all Coffeecup software, you can download FULLY working 30 day trial versions. So, I would suggest you download WAM and set it up on your server to see how magical it is. Unlike other trial software, the Coffeecup trial offering is exactly as the purchased version but limited to 30 days. So you can completely experience it and then if you are happy, simply buy it and carry on without having to reconfigure anything etc. - Sweet

Here's a brief comparison:
http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/what-are-the-differences-between-password-wizard-and-website-access-manager/

Best of luck and if you need any assistance with setting up either application, just ask.

Dave

When you select a folder in WAM, everyone is automatically blocked from that page (except you)

More to the point giving access to one person automatically blocks everyone else.

I liked this approach , because you have to ADD people as of when you want them to have access.

Hi,

We're going to be launching a private site and want to know if WAM will be able to do the following things:

1) single username and password for all eligible members (set by website team and changed periodically)
2) the login dialog box to appear if perchance someone happens upon the right address combination from outside of the members area...so that they can't get in via that backdoor
3) login times out after XX minutes of inactivity and a warning comes up to allow user to stay connected or not

Any help or advice would be appreciated
Thanks,
Linda