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- This is a simple user verification PPE. It is designed for systems requiring
- a higher level of security than is standard. The system it was originally
- designed for wanted one person to assign account name and password, but still
- be unable to access the system, since a PIN would be selected by the caller,
- and required for access to the system. Only the Sysop would have all the
- information required to access an account. (And they would have gotten rid of
- that, if they could have.)
-
- It is designed to demand a Personal Identification Number (PIN) from all
- callers if not already chosen. If a PIN has been chosen, it will require
- the number (4 digits) to be entered within 4 attempts. All failed attempts
- will be logged to the caller log for that node.
- If a caller is unsuccessful within 4 attempts, (s)he will be disconnected, the
- disconnect will be logged, and a message will be left to "Sysop" notifying
- them of the disconnection, and who was logged off.
-
- Installation:
- This PPE is designed to be in a subdirectory called \PCB\PIN.
- It should be put in your LOGON screen. If you are currently using a LOGON
- script questionaire, it may be put at the beginning or end of the
- questionaire. If you are not currently using a LOGON script questionaire,
- you may install it by creating a file called LOGON in your \PCB\GEN
- subdirectory and entering:
-
- [Drive]\PCB\GEN\LOGON
-
- in PCBSetup|File Locations|Logon/Logoff Script Questionaires.
-
- In your LOGON file, put the following:
-
- ![Drive]\PCB\PIN\PIN.PPE
-
- Display files:
- There are four files associated with this PPE.
- NEWUSER - A file which displays the function of the PIN
- PINWARN - A file which explains the importance of keeping the PIN
- HANGUP - A file which explains why the caller was disconnected when
- (s)he fails to correctly enter the PIN
- SYSMSG - A file containing the text of the message left for the
- Sysop.
-
- These files need to be modified to suit your system. A phone number for
- contact is optional.
-
- Modifications:
- I've included the source code with this so you can modify it to suit your
- needs. If you come up with something that seems obvious, but isn't
- included, please leave me a message on Salt Air explaining what changes you
- made to it, I'm curious to see how (if) it develops. To be honest, I don't
- know what use this really is. But then again, I don't run a high security
- board. :-)