Advanced Login Area Designer-Integrator (ALADIN) - is a web-based access control tool. It allows to create login area (member area) for your web site within a minutes.



Support goal


   Our goal is to decrease of your web development time and cost. Advanced Login Area Designer-Integrator is your reliable password protection and user authentication agent. You don't need to know about access control methods. Our program knows that very well!



Supporting environment


- pre-sail consultations via email form processing;
- on-line documentation;
- on-line documentation and software updates;
- 24/7 email supporting;
- minor new versions free for customers;
- training system is available 24 hours a day;
- minor paid customization;
- flexible charge back policy for unsatisfied customers;




Training system


   Our training-demo system is available 24 hours a day. It provides 24/7 individual independent on-line training for everybody. It creates new experimantal directories and files for every new user for testing.
   You may test all modes and features without restrictions. All points menu have sufficient help-instructions associated with this point.
   Owing to training-demo system our customers can always carefully examine what they are purchasing.



Pre-sail consultations via email


   When you'll be examining our demo-training system, many questions and ideas may occur. Don't hesitate to ask and send your remarks and suggestions. We'll answer you with great pleasure. All your problems are also and our problems too. [my question::]



On-line documentation


On-line documentation is available on our demo-training version.



Easy installation


   It is very easy to set up the program. It is necessary to fill out only one form with administrator username/password. However, frequently hosting providers impose the restrictions directed on increase of a server safety. It causes the necessity of the program adaptation under your hosting provider software. Sometimes it takes a lot of time. Therefore we shall keep both our and your time, if we shall install the program for you for very small payment.

    At first we install program and create protected areas. We'll create experimental login_area on the basis of experimental directories - login-exp-area. You'll see how easily it may be done during few minutes. Later you may create your own protected areas for your directories.



Free minor new versions for customers


   We'll inform you about new minor versions, which will be free for our customers. You can always download new minor version from our server www.diofant.com.



Minor paid customization


   Our program has the wide range of applications. The simple problem of login-area construction can be resolved, but also more complex access control schemes can be created.

   Program allows create a number of different protected areas. One protected area may be as members area with automated free registration, another protected area may be like area with paid access, where web site administrator assigns access by manual way.
   On the one hand you can combine on-line registration (sign up) and manual access control administration, and on the other hand you can turn off optional user data or email address confirmation functions

   We'll carefully examine your problem and we can adapt the program for your web site. ALADIN will be completely integrated with your web site and will solve your access control problems, remaining invisible to your visitors.

   If you have suggestion to customize our program or you have own project we'll execute your ideas. Email us by using special form on our web site. We hope to have strong, long term and fruitful business relationships with you!  [my suggestion::]



Testimonials


   All sounds workable and I'm greatly relieved to hear there is no PHP programming skills needed. Seems that you kept us non-techs in mind when creating your products.
   AMAD is far more than its product description. Back this product with service aimed at total customer satisfaction, the combination is unsurpassed. Bar None & Second to None, the AMAD is Tops!
   Marshall Kusumoto
   http://www.scmro.com

   I think it's a wonderful idea to make GUI (graphical user interface) programs for people like me, who can design great web pages but don't know how to program outside of html, and I hope you create many more applications like that. I wish you success.
   Rebecca Manak
   http://www.megavision.com

   Im interested in having you install this on our server asap. We are setting up some online backup routines for our clients and we needed some type of file access control. Your program looked like a nice application. To be sure its installed properly we would like to have you set it up if possible.
   We think you could sell the software that Diofant develops for A LOT MORE money than currently ask for. I would have been willing to pay A LOT MORE for it myself. To be honest I thought when I started looking for software like this that I would spend $500 US dollars or more.
   Jeff Stringer
   http://www.olhost.com

   …building websites, but your software makes it very easy to apply security protocols on files and directories. Your software is working very well. Always remember to BELIEVE in yourself regardless of what other people say. Great things come from those who refuse to follow the crowd.
   Michael Riley
   http://www.alliedsecurity.com

   I just checked and it is working well. I'm a little confused. I looked at the configuration and the URL's don't match my site, what is the magic to setting it up if you don't need these.
   Thanks!!
   Conrad Patz.
   http://www.newcepts.com

   This is a great program- I hope our company will like & in the future be able to implement also all your programs. Thank you for your help!    Thomas F Endres



Ordering information


   You can purchase the license and independently install the program, or you can order installation. One more term of service is an integration of the program with your web site. We'll carefully examine your problem and we can adapt the program for your web site. ALADIN will be completely integrated with your web site and will solve your access control problems, remaining invisible to your visitors.

   If you a programmer or web developer, who have many clients and will need multiple copies of ALADIN one for each client, you can purchase World Wide or ISP license (see ordering information). It gives you a discount of 35-55% for every copy.

You may order Diofant products on the site [ordering information::].



Frequently Asked Questions

:: what servers allow to apply aladin?


   In most cases hosting providers support Apache servers and Apache basic authentication with .htaccess access control files. This is the most popular and reliable authentication method. Access control files .htaccess are located inside the directory to be protected.
   For such servers you can use our visual access control tool. It will automatically generate .htaccess and other access control files for every directory that you wish to password protect.



:: what tutorials must I lean to apply aladin?


   No one tutorial you must lean to apply program. You don't need to know basic authentication or anything else. You are operating only with browser and with visual objects - catalogue tree image, table forms.
   Whole catalogue tree image of your directory root will appear at once after installation and you always will see all your password protection and access control operations.
   Also you don't need to type path to folders - click on the folder or file image and it will be protected instantly. For every user you can specify folders or files allowed for user access. Click on the folder image - and this folder or file will be assign for user access.



:: what means auto .htaccess generation?


   When some new access conditions occur (new user access, new protected directory, breaking protection etc.) - appropriate server directives will be exactly and instantly updated in the control access files (.htaccess, htpass,..) according to all your real-time data manipulations.



:: how reliability is provided?


   All data concerning password protected directories/files, user names and passwords are automatically saved in ALADIN's data base/files. Passwords are encrypted via Apache utility htpasswd. Such double data saving method ensures higher security and reliability.



:: how can I use script for user access?


   If your web site's pages contain news, photo, video, digital product etc. and you would like to administrate your pages protection and access control, but you don't want spent your time for learning Apache access modes, program is exactly for you - it "knows" Apache basic authentication methods.

   You will operate only with clearly visible graphical objects - with tables, catalogue tree image etc. and program will act according to your data manipulations. You may protect separate directories or create a protected area consisting of some directories.

   You can create protected area for members only within a few minutes. Your users will register themselves to get access to the area and program will collect data of new registered users. In this case protected area may involve directories with downloaded files, for instance, or other.    Most of our clients create paid protected areas and prefer to register new users and to gain access to the paid protected area by manual way after receiving payment notification.

   If you are web site administrator or web developer, program saves your time. You don't need to write or rewrite Apache directives and basic authentication access files - .htaccess/htpasswd. When new protected directory/file appears or new user is registered, all file will be automatically updated at once. You may focus you efforts on the tasks of web site design and content, but not on the programming.

   There are some numbers of ISP companies that have purchased program for their clients. Having program they provide convenient .htaccess automotive generation tool, but not only that . They can install program for every client's domain and typical password protection and user access control problem will be resolved for the most number of clients by intelligent and attractive way.

   Program allows create a number of different protected areas. One protected area may be as members area with automated free registration, another protected area may be like area with paid access, where web site administrator assigns access by manual way.



:: the range of different applied areas.


   Our clients letters where they describe their applied tasks being resolved with our programs. Probably you will find here much in common with your problems

   "This is a great program- I hope our ISP company will like & in the future be able to implement also all your programs. Thank you for your help!"

   "We have a new Japanese language learning software written in Java. In addition to CDs, we were thinking we might offer web subscription access to our product. We'd need a user/password/subscription management, hosting, etc. and I thought you might have some solutions?"

   "Need to secure access to a software store, want to make it membership based, not paid membership, but need users to register, get registration approval before they can enter store, look at prices and or place orders."

   "I am looking for to create an login area. Below are the features I am looking for.
1. Uers will create there own user name and password - and it is authenticated through email
2. Administration can protect directories not just pages.
3. Administration can define what areas each specific user has access to. (I want to have two levels within the login. All users will have access to the general passworded area, but only specific users that admin sets have access to other directories, is that possible? If not its not needed, but it would be a plus.) "

   "..we want to put online version of the school's newsletter on the web site, but need to restrict access to it for the safety of our students. your program looks excelent for our needs. But we need to have people sign up. then they respond to the email, then we check the email against a list of our students' parents and guardians, before we give final approval. Can we turn off auto approval until we can verify that the email address corresponds to addresses of our student's parents?"

   "I am looking for something to password protect a site or directory. We have a list of email address in our mailing list database. We will be sending these customers a newsletter that will ask them to login to a website to access more information and special deals. We would like to password protect this site. We will be emailing the login name and password to the customers. Customers will all use the same login name and password."

   "I have clients, that want to protect CAD drawings. They want to assign client user names and passwords to be able to dowload the drawings. They need a simple windows admin panel to assign user names and passwords, as well as, restrict access to files, etc. Thanks!"

   "I want to password protect certain files or directories on my website. Each user's password would take them to their own section of the site. In other words, from the login screen, every user would go to a different age depending upon the login user/password. your program seems to be closest to my needs."

   "I want to offer a member's area where my members are able to download special stitch charts for free. I'm really looking forward to have program installed."

   "Im considering the purchase of your programs for my website which is currently being developed. Before I do however, I need to know whether this product will do what I need for it to do in a easy nontechnical manner which non-tech people like myself can handle. All sounds workable and I'm greatly relieved to hear there is no PHP programming skills needed.
   Seems that you kept us non-techs in mind when creating your products."

   "I need to assign Password and Username to my clients. This means, visitors can not register on-line to gain access into the site.
Once a client has used my assigned Password & User name and has gained entry into the site. The client should be able to access (1) various articles, (2) information and (3) summary of that clients sales activities, the later of course can not be accessible by other clients."

   "If it is about the members signing themselves up, I prefer not to use that. That is an area for members that have paid. I assign access for users that have paid."

   "I want to give my clients an area of their own they can login to and veiw their project information. For example, I only want 'Client A' to be able to login to 'Client A's' page not anyother client. All clients will have their own protected page. Thanks for your help. At this point I do not know PHP."

   "All sounds workable and I'm greatly relieved to hear there is no PHP programming skills needed. Seems that you kept us non-techs in mind when creating your products."

   "This does allow me to add "members", and the feature that I found appealing was the ability of members to register themselves using the email verification. This would provide me with a method to guarantee that my students would provide me with a valid (working) email address."

   "I am creating a members only area for an amateur radio club in our area. I plan on having the club database online as well as early posting of newsletters etc."

   "Im interested in having you install this on our server asap. We are setting up some online backup routines for our clients and we needed some type of file access control. Your programs looked like a nice application. To be sure its installed properly we would like to have you set it up if possible."

   Our program has the wide range of applications. The simple problem of login-area construction can be resolved, but also more complex access control schemes can be created.

   Program allows create a number of different protected areas. One protected area may be as members area with automated free registration, another protected area may be like area with paid access, where web site administrator assigns access by manual way.
   On the one hand you can combine on-line registration (sign up) and manual access control administration, and on the other hand you can turn off optional user data or email address confirmation functions



:: can I protect separate files with aladin?.


   Yes, you can. But if you gain access for user he also will have access to other protected files of that directory according to .htaccess file conception.



:: why aladin doesn't use data base system?


   As a rule a number of protected folders and users are not so great, so program works well and quickly with file management system.
   Owing to this feature ALADIN is very mobile and easy installing program.



:: what must I do to install aladin?


   It is very easily to install program . Actually, no installation is required - fill out only one installation form with admin name / admin pass. Directories are located in the document root. Your entire catalogue tree will be displayed.



:: what are the main aladin's advantages?


   ALADIN is very simple in using and installation.
   It's needed to fill out only simple form with administrator username/password. Then click on the folders and they will be protected.
   Register user, click on the protected folders next time and user gain access to them.
   Visual graphical web interface allows you to do all operations and to know nothing about password protection and access control mechanism.
   You always see what you are doing on the catalog tree image - password protection, remove protection, assign access etc.
   At any time .htaccess files actual and updated, you don't need to think about that.
   At any time you have full and clear information picture about user's access.



:: what is the typical processing chain?


   All operations with objects are separated in ALADIN. So they are independent of each other.
   Operations correspond to the more typical processing chain and constitute separate point menu on the control panel.
   At first, web site administrator protects usually folders and files without user registration.
   Then he registers new user and specify all directories and files allowed for that new user access.
   Often web site administrator assigns access to the paid web site areas or to the pages with confidential information for members.



:: can I modify user registration form?


   Only some form fields in user registration form are required. You may ignore user details form (user personal data).
   We may customize form fields names for your needs.    You can change user registration form to fit it to your web site design.



:: how can I create members area?


   It's really needed a few minutes to create members area:
1.  protect directories with members area name;
2.  interconnect registration form with ALADIN
   Now ALADIN will automatically accumulate new users, sending emails and receiving email approval.

   We can help you to interconnect your website with ALADIN.



:: can I use experimental login-exp-area?


   At first you can protect some experimental pages, create experimental protected areas, member area and examine program processing with experimental data.
   Then, when you'll sure program working well, you may apply it for your real directories.
   Create area with name "login_area" for testing on-line registration. This "login_area" must include one or more experimental directories.



:: what are the main steps of demo-testing?


   You may try three demo testing modes corresponding to three levels:
   Simlest mode. Here you may test on-line registration with notification and validation email.
Sign up for our experimantal login_area. After registration you will get access to the login_area. You'll see your username in the table, if you click on the button view users or view access.
   Second mode.Pass on main menu from left to right (exepting Setting up) - we'll lead you. We have prepared data in the forms in advance. You may change (or not) this data.
It's very easily to protect login-area-dir2(news) or register new user by manual or automated way.
Check up access to login_area for new registered user - click on the reference to the protected directories in the tables below.
   At last, learn documantation with demo description and test all features as you want;

   When you will test new demo step, it's desirable to reload your browser.



:: typical demo-testing errors


   When I attempt to register, using on-line registration), I receive the following message - utility return code=127!
   - for demo version: copy http address of the letter into your browser address string and click on it. (It's needed only for demo. In this case you'll stay in the borders of one terminal session.)
   - for real version new user must click on the reference included into the letter to approve his email address validation.