Topic: Secure Widgets
I want to make a 'secure' widget.
For example, I run several php based online retail stores.
I would like to have my chumby report store status data.
Date would be things like, number of shoppers in the store in the last hours, gross sales in the last hour/day/week/month.
Some simple sales reports, maybe a database status.
I have all these tools built in php already. Changing the output to xml format the chumby can read is the easy part.
What I"m wondering about... is it possible to get the chumby id, and authenticate it.
I'm thinking the chumby id would have to be entered in my store php file. And also a username and password would be used (as this can be changed easily while the chumby id could not).
So the chumby will sent the info to the store to be authenticated before the store will give up it's data. This way not just any chumby can get my store data.
Can the chumby retreive data over https? Can it send it's own id and other name value pairs as a post command?
If so, I will update my self on flash (haven't touched it since 3.0).
But if this isn't possible then the question is... when will it be possible?
If this is possible I will make the php files available.. the php files set up for connecting an oscommerce store, and also the flash widget for the chumby.