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Thread began 6/14/2022 4:11 pm by Paul | Last modified 6/19/2022 3:58 pm by Ray Borduin | 112 views | 3 replies |

PaulBeta Tester

rules question

I have 2 php pages both setup with page restrictions using rules to allow or deny a user accessing them ...

<?php
if (!WA_Auth_RulePasses("Logged in to Assets and Active")){
WA_Auth_RestrictAccess("../uac-errors.php");
}
?>

When a user logs in, 2 access sessions (SAusrPAGESTP and SAusrPAGEDEVICE) are set using the value in the users account.

I can enable or disable access to any page for each user using a check box value 1 = allow, 0 = deny.

if i setup the rule using just one session, page access functions as expected, and if i edit the page access (in admin pages) by switching between allow and deny, that too functions as expected

Below is extracted from the helpergroupsrulesphp.php

case "Logged in to Assets and Active":
$comparisons[0] = array(FALSE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SAusrPAGESTP']))?$_SESSION['SAusrPAGESTP']:"") ."", 2, "1");
$comparisons[1] = array(TRUE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SecurityAssist_usrID']))?$_SESSION['SecurityAssist_usrID']:"") ."", 6, "1");
$comparisons[2] = array(TRUE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SAusrSTATUS']))?$_SESSION['SAusrSTATUS']:"") ."", 1, "2");

However if i add a second rule, as shown below, the rule breaks and access is denied to both pages

case "Logged in to Assets and Active":
$comparisons[0] = array(FALSE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SAusrPAGESTP']))?$_SESSION['SAusrPAGESTP']:"") ."", 2, "1");
$comparisons[1] = array(FALSE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SAusrPAGEDEVICE']))?$_SESSION['SAusrPAGEDEVICE']:"") ."", 2, "1");
$comparisons[2] = array(TRUE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SecurityAssist_usrID']))?$_SESSION['SecurityAssist_usrID']:"") ."", 6, "1");
$comparisons[3] = array(TRUE, "".((isset($_SESSION['SAusrSTATUS']))?$_SESSION['SAusrSTATUS']:"") ."", 1, "2");

Where am i going wrong?
Do i need to create a separate rule for each page?

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

Can you send me a screengrab of the rule in the User Interface? I forget what is what in the code but I think it can be done with one rule, but I'd have to look at your current rule to explain what it means.

The rules are read line by line... if it hits a "restrict if" rule that fails it stops there and immediately fails. If it hits an "allow if" rule that passes, it stops and allows access without going on to the next line. So it can be a bit confusing to figure out sometimes which to use.

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PaulBeta Tester

Thanks.

I’ve opted to create a rule for each page.
I guess it’s not very efficient over a single rule with logic for all pages but it does what I need.

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

I'm glad you were able to find a solution. If that ever becomes too difficult, then I could help you with a general rule in a premier support ticket.

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