Creating Cookies or Variables for Authentication

Hope someone can help on this!
I have been charged with revamping the online presence for a
magazine. Aside from the public access for the site, there also
will be pages that require subscription. This gateway, as well as
registration, is handled by our subscription service, then the user
is referred back to the exclusive content. While this works fine,
any savvy individual can get around this if they know the URL of a
specific page. My contact at the subscription service recommended a
cookie or other variable that refers users back to the logon page.
How difficult is this to do within DW, and what is required?
Thanks!

My question is: is this the best way to authenticatThere is no best way. The first question to answer is how do you want to maintain the account information, i.e., usernames, passwords, etc.? You can use your own tables, an LDAP directory, a Single Sign-On facility (which would include an LDAP directory), database schema accounts, or you can use the APEX developer/end user accounts.
Scott

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