After producing a series of training modules on HIV prevention and treatment, DDC International approached Sprocket House to design and build a website. The rub: the site must be accessible both over the Internet and off a DVD. Oh, and it must be password protected.

Not one to back down from a challenge, I coded a static site that meets all of these needs. The password protection is implemented purely in JavaScript, and the password itself is stored as an MD5-hashed string so it can’t be cracked by simply viewing the source file. I also created a nice Finder window that appears when the DVD is inserted.