Is Custom_authentication blocking me to retrieve password from custom tabl

Question

Hi
All i am using custom authentication function which i got in forum and is as below:
/* Formatted on 2007/02/28 16:54 (Formatter Plus v4.8.0) */
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION custom_auth (
p_username IN VARCHAR2,
p_password IN VARCHAR2
RETURN BOOLEAN
IS
l_password VARCHAR2 (4000);
l_stored_password VARCHAR2 (4000);
l_expires_on DATE;
l_count NUMBER;
BEGIN
-- First, check to see if the user is in the user table
--select count(*) into l_count from ap_users where login_id like p_username;
SELECT COUNT (*)
INTO l_count
FROM my_table
WHERE UPPER (user_name) = UPPER (p_username);
IF l_count > 0
THEN
-- First, we fetch the stored hashed password & expire date
SELECT PASSWORD, expires_on
INTO l_stored_password, l_expires_on
FROM my_table
WHERE UPPER (user_name) = UPPER (p_username);
-- Next, we check to see if the user's account is expired
-- If it is, return FALSE
IF l_expires_on > SYSDATE OR l_expires_on IS NULL
THEN
-- If the account is not expired, we have to apply the custom hash
-- function to the password
-- l_password := custom_hash (p_username, p_password);
-- Finally, we compare them to see if they are the same and return
-- either TRUE or FALSE
IF p_password = l_stored_password
THEN
RETURN TRUE;
ELSE
RETURN FALSE;
END IF;
ELSE
RETURN FALSE;
END IF;
ELSE
-- The username provided is not in the DEMO_USERS table
RETURN FALSE;
END IF;
END;
I have created a user table my_table for managing user . I have created a from on table with report for creating,updating,deleting users .
Whenever i am trying to update the first name which is one column of my custom table then for each update asking for password but my client want that once he login as an employee without asking password he should update any column.
If he desire he can change the password also .
but when i am enetring as an employee and trying to update any user each time asking password . So is it due to Custom_Auth function or any other problem.
Please can any one tell me the reason.
Thanks in advance,
Amit

Answer 1

Hi all my problem get solved thanks i am allowing this report to admin so making password as text field working fine thanks