The "HTTPS_SESSIONID" is passed by the (Netscape) server as an environment variable available to any CGI. Get it thusly: = ; The times I've tried to access, however, it has been blank. Let me know if it works for you. John [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.darkspell.com -----Original Message----- From: Denny Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: newbie question: SSL session ID via Perl/CGI ? >Hi there, > >Is there a relatively easy way for me to obtain the SSL session ID via >Perl/CGI ? I wanted to refer to that session id to help me validate the >user that is logging into the web site. Any help will be greatly >appreciated - including being told that I don't know what I'm talking about >!! > >Regards, >Denny Lee > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]