| Tag Link | [Auth_Prompt] | Category | Administration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Process | Source Available | Yes |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 8.0 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | None | Security | None |
| Implementation | LDML | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0 |
[Auth_Prompt] alters the current HTTP response header with either a Basic or Digest authentication request. [Auth_Prompt] is used internally by the [Auth], [Auth_Admin], [Auth_Group], [Auth_User], and [Auth_Custom] tags.
The type of authentication can be selected using
Digest authentication has additional parameters:
By default the [Auth_Prompt] tag issues an [Abort] after it constructs the new HTTP response header. The
By default the [Auth_Prompt] tag replaces the current HTML response with a simple HTML page saying that authentication has been requests. Most browsers do not display this HTML. The
[Auth_Prompt:
[Auth_Prompt(
| Optional Parameters | |
|---|---|
| -Realm | The name of the realm, defaults to 'Lasso Security' |
| -Basic | Specifies if basic authentication should be used. Defaults to setting in Site Administration. |
| -Digest | Specifies if digest authentication should be used. Defaults to setting in Site Administration. |
| -Nonce | The nonce value for digest authentication. Defaults to [Lasso_UniqueID] |
| -Opaque | The opaque value for digest authentication. |
| -Stale | If specified with digest authentication then the visitor will be re |
| -NoAbort | If specified then the tag will not [Abort] after modifying the HTTP headers. |
| -ErrorResponse | The HTML text to use for the body of the page sent with the authentication. |
| -Transparent | Allows the HTML of the underlying page to be shown when the authentication fails. Using |
See the Lasso 8 Language Guide for examples of how to use this tag.