So... I can hijack someone else's session if I know their email
address?

On Sep 29, 12:40 pm, Brendan Brink <[email protected]> wrote:
> session based on their username which is their email address (email
> address is included in the link)
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> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Hamish Campbell <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > How does the system know if the person is logged in?
>
> > On Sep 29, 12:00 pm, Brendan Brink <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> thanks for that Berend,
>
> >> have come up with a solution:
>
> >> the link has email address appended and a hashed email address appended
>
> >> ie: form.php?h=heu9oghsodiug&[email protected]&eh=huieghsuilehgeslhgs
>
> >> so when going to the form:
>
> >> 1. know what form they want to view
> >> 2. what email address (user) they are
> >> 3. and they permitted to view the form (compares email to the email
> >> hash in link)
>
> >> If person is logged in, shows them form otherwise:
>
> >> prompts for password to accompany their unique email address
>
> >> if not a user yet, allows them to create a password which then emails
> >> them a link to activate their account.
>
> >> once they have activated the account, they can then click on the
> >> original form again and login and view the form.
>
> >> ------
>
> >> this should make the login process simple, secure and the registration
> >> system very simple
>
> >> any comments on the above security? or enhancements they would make?
>
> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Berend de Boer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> >>>>>> "Brendan" == Brendan Brink <[email protected]> writes:
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> >> >    Brendan> The client wants to know is there a way to make it more
> >> >    Brendan> secure without forcing a username / password security
> >> >    Brendan> feature on the system ...as the ability to click on a
> >> >    Brendan> link in an email to go through to the form works
> >> >    Brendan> efficiently...
>
> >> > So the client wants to follow a link without having to prove their
> >> > identity...
>
> >> > Sorry, ain't going to work.
>
> >> > You can constrain access by ip address (or reverse ip address), that's
> >> > the only option. And you would have to add new ip addresses for people
> >> > who are also allowed to view this.
>
> >> > But I don't understand why clients can't use the remember password 
> >> > feature...
>
> >> > --
> >> > All the best,
>
> >> > Berend de Boer
>
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>
> >> Brendan Brink
>
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> Brendan Brink
>
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> Sell2Cell Ltd.
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