Only allow a script to run if called from a specific location?

[MMage]

I'm writting a Database interface script that, for security reasons, I only want to run if called from a specific page for instance:

http://127.0.0.1/lookuppage.html

I've looked around and haven't been able to find anything on how I would do something like that. Does perl have this capability or should I be looking else where?

Any help on this will be appreciated.

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

Not sure about this but you might like to test $HTTP_REFERER.




(very injured) Trojan.

 

[Travistee2]

Thats not a foolproof solution.

Its easy for someone to make a url that contains the
strings you are checking for.

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

I wasn't suggeting it was.
There is no easy way that is foolproof. If you have any positive suggestions then I'm sure that we'd all love to hear them.




(very injured) Trojan.

 

[1DMF]

Hear Hear Trojan, I think this is an answer we would all like to have in our arsenal of programing tools.

But alas no one as yet has been able to come up with a real solution, authenticating a request is like searching for the holy grail, it might exist but, no one has found it!

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.