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Three Tries – Password protect not working

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Dec 30.2005

Let me start off by saying, “Thank you” to all have contributed to this site.

I downloaded a script to password protect a site and allow the user 3 tries to get into the protected area called “Three Tries”

The problem I’m getting is that if the user types the password wrong 2 times, he/she is prompted a 3rd time (this is as it should be). However, if the user [B]CORRECTLY[/B] types the password on the 3rd try, it kicks him/her to the previous site visited without reason. There is no error, it doesn’t go to the next ‘specified’ page.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Thanks,
Kelson

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@CrazyMerlinDec 30.2005 — We would need to see your code first.

I sounds like the password is not being posted to your script.

But we need to see it.
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@konithomimoDec 30.2005 — Most likely you are incrementing before you evaluate the password, thus you are not actually ever evaluating the password the 3rd time.
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@thabo22authorDec 30.2005 — Here's the code.

<html>

<head>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin

var testV = 1;

var pass1 = prompt('Please Enter Your Password','');

while (testV < 3) {
if (!pass1) history.go(-1);
if (pass1 == "password") {alert('You Got it Right!'); location.href('home.html'); break;}
testV+=1;
var pass1 = prompt('Access Denied, Please Try Again.','Password');
}

if (pass1 != "password" & testV == 3) {alert('nope'); location.href('failure.php')}

// End -->

</SCRIPT>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>
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@FromU2MEDec 30.2005 — I made the changes which are shown in red. It should work well now. ?

[CODE]<html>
<head>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin

var testV = 1;
var pass1 = prompt('Please Enter Your Password','');

while (testV <[COLOR=Red]=[/COLOR] 3) {
if (!pass1) history.go(-1);
if (pass1 == "password") { alert('You Got it Right!'); [COLOR=Red]location.href = 'home.html'[/COLOR]; break;}
testV+=1;
var pass1 = prompt('Access Denied, Please Try Again.','Password');
}

if (pass1 != "password" &[COLOR=Red]&[/COLOR] testV == 3) {alert('nope'); [COLOR=Red]location.href = 'failure.php';[/COLOR]}

// End -->
</SCRIPT>

</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>[/CODE]
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@methodpgDec 30.2005 — I'm not too sure... but I think you might need to change...

if (pass1 != "password" & testV == 3) {alert('nope');

to

if (pass1 != "password" && testV == 3) {alert('nope');

as well.

(Two "&" symbols)
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@the_treeDec 30.2005 — Isn't this essentially pointless as the password can easilly be read from the source file?
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@FromU2MEDec 30.2005 — The password could be encrypted - since we might not see the entire code... ?

Didn't notice the missing ampersand till now ?
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@thabo22authorJan 02.2006 — Thanks to all who responded. It works great.

Kelson ?
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