Re: Secure way to handle pw on session.
| From: | Micah Gersten | Date: | Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:45:24 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Secure way to handle pw on session. | ||
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Take a look at this:
http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.session-save-path.php
Thank you,
Micah Gersten
onShore Networks
Internal Developer
http://www.onshore.com
k bah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I noticed session files are kept on /tmp for a while, and even if they were immediately
> deleted, well, someone could use one of my php scripts to inject code and read them, since they
> belong to the httpd user.
> What's the best way to receive passwords thru a form and store them in the $_SESSION
> while I process other information to decide whether or not that user is able to proceed and login
> (check to see if user is also allowed to use that service, not just validate user/pw)? I use https,
> always, no plain http is used.
>
> Thanks
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