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csuser:authenticate

Looks up and retrieves a user information from the Transact database.

Syntax

<csuser:authenticate 
      name="csuser" 
      varname="booleanvar"/>

Parameters

name (required)

Input parameter. Name of the csuser object.

varname (required)

Input parameter. A variable that holds a string representing boolean status:

• true - the buyer has been retrieved from Transact.
• false - the buyer could not be authenticated or, an error has occurred. Call csuser:geterrors to determine the problem.

Description

Typically, a form is presented to the site visitor asking for an accessName and password. Be sure to use a secure URL (https) with this form to guarantee the secrecy of the visitor's password.

Both the accessName parameter and the password parameter must be set within the csuser object to identify the user. This differs from lookup insofar as this tag provides a means of confirming that the buyer knows his password.

The values supplied by the visitor are set in the csuser object with a call to either csuser:setparameter or csuser:setparameters. If a call to csuser:authenticate returns true, you then use the userid parameter in the csuser object to call vdm:setcommerceid.

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