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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 4056578" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>I also notice another little concern that WotC needs to address. If someone is logged in to D&D Insider, sees a new article, and posts a link to the article here on EN World, then anyone can view the article simply by clicking the link without having to log in. (WotC could simply insist that its D&D Insider clients not post links to articles on other websites, but I doubt they could convince everyone or even enforce it.)</p><p></p><p>So basically the person who provides the link is giving access to his/her D&D Insider account, which allows anyone who clicks it to login as him/her.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I mean -- <strong>for this to work, make sure you're NOT logged in to D&D Insider...</strong></p><p></p><p>For example, if you click on the first link below, then you'll end up looking at the latest article for Confessions of a Full-Time Wizard without being logged in, and you won't be able to view the article. (Use this link to check out the Printer Friendly error, as well.)</p><p></p><p>Confessions... (unauthenticated)</p><p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a</a></p><p></p><p>Now, close the window and click on this authenticated link.</p><p></p><p>Confessions... (authenticated)</p><p><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a&authentic=true" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a&authentic=true</a></p><p></p><p>You will find that you are logged in and can view the article even though you never logged in using your e-mail and password. That's because you are using MY e-mail and password to view the article. Also, if you re-click on the first link (after closing the second link) you will notice that you stay logged in. (Whoops.) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>The best way to resolve this issue is for D&D Insider users to make sure that when they provide a link that they aren't logged in at the time. Still, it is an issue that WotC will have to resolve before people start paying for their D&D Insider accounts.</p><p></p><p>Just FYI...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 4056578, member: 2012"] I also notice another little concern that WotC needs to address. If someone is logged in to D&D Insider, sees a new article, and posts a link to the article here on EN World, then anyone can view the article simply by clicking the link without having to log in. (WotC could simply insist that its D&D Insider clients not post links to articles on other websites, but I doubt they could convince everyone or even enforce it.) So basically the person who provides the link is giving access to his/her D&D Insider account, which allows anyone who clicks it to login as him/her. Here's what I mean -- [B]for this to work, make sure you're NOT logged in to D&D Insider...[/B] For example, if you click on the first link below, then you'll end up looking at the latest article for Confessions of a Full-Time Wizard without being logged in, and you won't be able to view the article. (Use this link to check out the Printer Friendly error, as well.) Confessions... (unauthenticated) [url]http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a[/url] Now, close the window and click on this authenticated link. Confessions... (authenticated) [url]http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drcw/20080215a&authentic=true[/url] You will find that you are logged in and can view the article even though you never logged in using your e-mail and password. That's because you are using MY e-mail and password to view the article. Also, if you re-click on the first link (after closing the second link) you will notice that you stay logged in. (Whoops.) :eek: The best way to resolve this issue is for D&D Insider users to make sure that when they provide a link that they aren't logged in at the time. Still, it is an issue that WotC will have to resolve before people start paying for their D&D Insider accounts. Just FYI... [/QUOTE]
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