SV: SV: [PHP] Re: HTTP_REFERER <-> Norton firewall

From: Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 17:29:30 +0000
Subject: SV: SV: [PHP] Re: HTTP_REFERER <-> Norton firewall
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>>>> Due to the fact that Norton firewall takes control of the value of >>>> HTTP_REFERER, I want to find another way to secure data. >>>HTTP_REFERER is set by the browser, so you can not rely on that! >>Gee - thanks mate - that really helped ... or maybe not. >> >>Anybody knows a solution to the problem ? >He told you exactly what you need to know - the REFERER line is set by the >client, and should not be used as a security mechanism. So - he told me exactly what I need to know, huh ? If you read the first 2 lines (written by me), I already THERE state that I want to find ANOTHER way than using HTTP_REFERER, and the guy tells me not to use HTTP_REFERER. Big help. And the "use sessions" statement I can't use at all. As I said this is 2 http-servers interacting. Martin

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