Re: Reusing User ID and Password with Zend i5_Program_Call

["Wintermute, Sharon" <Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't done this PHP, but I have done it in ASP.  We did it for
security reasons. 

Sharon Wintermute


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:33 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Reusing User ID and Password with Zend
i5_Program_Call


> From: Kevin Schroeder
> Another mechanism would be to use PHP sessions to store the
> username and password on the server side.

It's interesting that this suggestion has come up several times, but
that no one has yet suggested maintaining an IBM i connection in some
sort of pool for the duration of the session - just storing the
connection ID in the session - rather than storing password.  That
puzzles me.  I've never done any PHP coding, but using some sort of
connection pool was the first thing that came to my mind - forget the
password after initial login.  What am I missing?

Nathan.