The purpose of the Registration Web in FrontPage is to provide a limited
means of tracking the usage of the restricted Web. The Registration Web
provides a very limited form of security in that it requires a user to
first register for the Web before browsing the Web; however, the
Registration Web allows you to create a new account at any time, which
defeats security for the restricted Web. Even if an administrator removes a
specific user from the restricted Web, that user could simply use the
registration form to add herself or himself to the list of registered
users. Moreover, there is no verification that the data that is entered by
users is correct. Even if the registration form requires the entry of an e-
mail address, the form handler does not verify that the e-mail address is
valid before adding the user to the list of registered users for the
restricted Web.
The Registration Web relies heavily upon the honesty of the users who are
registering for the Web. For example, if the restricted Web is a discussion
forum and user x is causing problems on the forum, the administrator for
the Web could remove user x from the list of registered users. However,
user x could return to the registration form and register as user y with a
false e-mail address. User y would be instantly granted access to the
discussion forum.
For additional information, click the article numbers below
to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
207288 FP2000: How to Create a Registration Web
208637 FP2000: Registration Form Not Supported on IIS Web Server