ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Extending PC Login Security to External Website https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:34:00 +0000 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:44:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5394 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : In the 15 years I&#039;ve been...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20636.html#20636 Author: Guests
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Posted: 04-January-2013 at 10:44pm

In the 15 years I've been building online stores, I can't count how many times merchants expect that lots of other merchants would have the same particular business rules for highly idiosyncratic scenarios such as their own ... and how rarely it is actually true. 

I, however, can count how many times something like this has been requested of us -- not once. I know Greg's been at this for a good long time too -- over a decade we've known each other -- and I wouldn't be surprised if he's had as many requests for such a thing as we have had.

If the external site is scripted in classic ASP as well, then the JavaScript layer wouldn't be necessary and it could be a little simpler to do, but I think the basic idea of creating a custom script file within the store to pick up the login credentials, parse the password through the RC4 encryption and then return a result via XMLHTTP would be the way to go. An experienced programmer such as Greg or myself could easily bang that bit out within a half hour or so.

Once the result of that is passed back to your external site, it should be very simple for your developer to handle the rest on that site.
]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:44:36 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20636.html#20636 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Sean, Greg, thanks for the...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20631.html#20631 Author: RManto
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Posted: 04-January-2013 at 7:01am

Sean, Greg, thanks for the feedback and suggestions so far.  I will discuss suggestions above with my developer.  Ultimately I was hoping to find someone who implemented with ProductCart with a specific example but so far does not appear anyone has implmented in this way (at least publically) so far.]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:01:22 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20631.html#20631 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Seems to me that the best way...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20630.html#20630 Author: Guests
Subject: 5394
Posted: 04-January-2013 at 2:17am

Seems to me that the best way to accomplish this would be to develop a custom script to authenticate the login request using PC's RC4 encryption. This script would then be hit via XMLHTTP by the external site and return an appropriate message: "Success" (not seen by user), "Email address not found", or "Email and password combination not matched".

The external site could authenticate this using JavaScript, so it wouldn't matter what language it is scripted in.

It's all rather simple, but as Greg points out, it would require a developer with sufficient understanding of these things.
]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:17:20 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20630.html#20630 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : I recommend you engage a developer...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20629.html#20629 Author: Greg Dinger
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 9:09pm

I recommend you engage a developer to assist with this.  Your requirement seems sufficiently complex to be difficult to work out the details here in the forum. ]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:09:05 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20629.html#20629 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Thanks for the reply but no,...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20628.html#20628 Author: RManto
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 8:46pm

Thanks for the reply but no, this is not what is needed.  Customers will access "products" on custom website.]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:46:55 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20628.html#20628 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Sorry for not being clear....]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20627.html#20627 Author: RManto
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 8:45pm

Sorry for not being clear.  I am using ProductCart to sell "products" that customers will access on-line on a website external to ProductCart.  Basically, I am using product to manage the eCommerce functionality, which does not support after sale requirements.  These after sale requirements need to be implemented on a custom website.  However, access to the custom website needs to be controled through the users account and would like to make this seemless with ProductCart login credentials.]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:45:41 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20627.html#20627 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Hi, do you need to provide downloadable...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20622.html#20622 Author: Hamish
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 3:53pm

Hi, do you need to provide downloadable products? If so see http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/products_adding_new#downloadable_settings  
 ]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:53:13 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20622.html#20622 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Another site or another cart?...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20621.html#20621 Author: Greg Dinger
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 2:28pm

Another site or another cart?  I'm not sure how to interpret your reply.  Could I help you work through what you're thinking about here?]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:28:02 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20621.html#20621 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : Hi andthanks for the quick...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20616.html#20616 Author: RManto
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 9:24am

Hi and thanks for the quick feedback.  I believe it is necessary to move to another site.  Partly due to basic ProductCart environment limitations (without major customization), other configuration management needs, and ultimately the ability to shut down ProductCart for maintenance etc. while still providing customers access to their content.]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:24:56 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20616.html#20616 <![CDATA[Extending PC Login Security to External Website : From your description, I believe...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/extending-pc-login-security-to-external-website_topic5394_post20615.html#20615 Author: Greg Dinger
Subject: 5394
Posted: 03-January-2013 at 9:04am

From your description, I believe the key here is to be able to enforce the current session ID and it's associated variables to the second site.  I ran across a site recently that actually offered such a script. Kicking myself for not making a note of it though.  It will likely come back to me - it's offered by someone who provides another script that we use, and when I recall this, I'll post here.
 
In the mean time, is it really necessary for the product to ONLY appear on the 2nd site?
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