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Integration methods
This chapter describes the underwater login mechanisms of PrintShop Mail Web. In all scenarios user name and password
information is send to PrintShop Mail Web. This information is used to authenticate the account and optionally redirected the
web site.
The underwater login procedure begins when a login request to PrintShop Mail Web is made from any Internet or Intranet web-
site. In order to instantiate the underwater login, the request can be made to either of the files mentioned below. The call can
include POST or GET parameters which are explained in the following sections:
l external_login.php, used for basic authentication and browser redirection
l external_person_access.php, used for account authentication
The external_person_access.php file is used solely to authenticate a user account and is typically used to create a custom
login form. The file returns an encrypted password on success (the encrypted password is also accepted by the external_
login.php file)
External_login.php performs account authentication but its main purpose is to redirect the web browser to a specific page in
PrintShop Mail Web and instantiate the correct skin.
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