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When logging on to a password-protected ressource, your browser will prompt you for username and password. In this dialog, it tells you what you are accessing. This description is called "realm".
When logging on to a password-protected resource, your browser will prompt you for username and password. In this dialog, it tells you what you are accessing. This description is called "realm".


You can customize the realms in HFS using the [[HFS:_Virtual_File_System_menu|VFS Menu]]. There is an item named "Customized realm" where you can enter the realm for this folder and all subfolders.
You can customize the realms in HFS using the [[HFS: Virtual File System menu|VFS Menu]]. There is an item named "Customized realm" where you can enter the realm for this folder and all subfolders.


If you don't enter a realm, but specified a comment for the ressource and have "Use comment as realm" checked in options [[HFS:_Main_menu|menu]], the comment will be used as the realm.
If you don't enter a realm, but specified a comment for the item, the ''Use comment as realm'' option will make the comment be used as the realm.
 
You are prompted for password by your browser also when you click on the ''Login'' link. You can customize the realm for this request by '''''Menu → Other options → Login realm'''''.

Revision as of 23:35, 15 April 2006

When logging on to a password-protected resource, your browser will prompt you for username and password. In this dialog, it tells you what you are accessing. This description is called "realm".

You can customize the realms in HFS using the VFS Menu. There is an item named "Customized realm" where you can enter the realm for this folder and all subfolders.

If you don't enter a realm, but specified a comment for the item, the Use comment as realm option will make the comment be used as the realm.

You are prompted for password by your browser also when you click on the Login link. You can customize the realm for this request by Menu → Other options → Login realm.