Re: session management, encryption
| From: | Stuart Dallas | Date: | Wed, 08 May 2002 11:06:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: session management, encryption | ||
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"Georg" <g.schett@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:<20020508104904.36627.qmail@pb1.pair.com>...
> 1, I want to get rid of using cookies, therefore I search for another
> possibility to store user tracks across my website
Not really. Cookies are the most secure and reliable method as far as I
know. There are other ways to do it, but most make it easier for someone to
hijack someone elses session.
> 2, I like to transfer data encrypted. how can I use secure transaction, is
> it possible to de-/encrypt data by php?
It is but I wouldn't recommend using PHP for this. Use SSL - that's what it
was designed for.
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Stuart