I have downloaded a rather simple link creation script.

Download a better one from http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/, specifically Free For All Links

Download this patch to add password protection (use the [download] Code link) 

diff -b -B -r -U0 ffa/ChangeLog ffa-pass/ChangeLog
--- ffa/ChangeLog    2003-01-16 23:05:58.000000000 -0800
+++ ffa-pass/ChangeLog    2012-03-08 18:05:11.625000000 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+2012-03-08-18:04  Anonymous Monk
+    * add lame password protection so only admin can add links
+    * this could have been accomplished using .htaccess
+
diff -b -B -r -U0 ffa/ffa.pl ffa-pass/ffa.pl
--- ffa/ffa.pl    2003-01-16 23:10:24.000000000 -0800
+++ ffa-pass/ffa.pl    2012-03-08 18:07:15.609375000 -0800
@@ -40,0 +41,3 @@
+# this is your password -- this is lame, unless your page is https, p
+assword is sniffable
+my $secretpass   = 'the password i hardcoded';
+
@@ -184,0 +188 @@
+my $password   = param('password')   || '';
@@ -194,0 +199 @@
+$password = escape_html($password);
@@ -202,0 +208,6 @@
+unless ( $secretpass eq $password ) {
+    print redirect($linksurl); # only admin adds n
+    exit;
+}
+
+
@@ -315,0 +327 @@
+      <input type="hidden" name="password" value="$password" />
@@ -345,0 +358 @@
+   <input type="hidden" name="password" value="$password" />
diff -b -B -r -U0 ffa/links.html ffa-pass/links.html
--- ffa/links.html    2002-01-30 09:21:04.000000000 -0800
+++ ffa-pass/links.html    2012-03-08 18:01:58.671875000 -0800
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+      Passsword: <input type="password" name="password" size="30" /><
+br />
diff -b -B -r -U0 ffa/README ffa-pass/README
--- ffa/README    2002-03-20 09:04:14.000000000 -0800
+++ ffa-pass/README    2012-03-08 18:08:15.343750000 -0800
@@ -58,0 +59,3 @@
+
+$secretpass   - CHANGE FROM DEFAULT so only you can add links. Only s
+ecure over https.
+

[download]

Apply patch 

unzip ffa.zip
cd ffa
patch -p1 < ..\ffa.to.ffa-pass.min.diff

[download]

Then read the README to install/configure it, remember to change the default password :)

In reply to Re: Testing password variable by Anonymous Monk
in thread Testing password variable by silverbullet

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