RE: $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}

2003-08-14 Thread Bob Showalter
Dan Muey wrote: > Howdy, > > I realize that $ENV{'REMOTE_HOST'} and $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} are handled > differently and can be spoofed so don't worry I'm not basing any > security on them. I'm no security expert, but how can these be spoofed? They don't come from the request headers, but are deriv

RE: $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}

2003-08-14 Thread Bob Showalter
Dan Muey wrote: > > Dan Muey wrote: > > > Howdy, > > > > > > I realize that $ENV{'REMOTE_HOST'} and $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} are > > > handled differently and can be spoofed so don't worry I'm not > > > basing any security on them. > > > > I'm no security expert, but how can these be spoofed? They > >

RE: $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}

2003-08-14 Thread Dan Muey
I think what I'll do is just log $ENV{'REMOTE_HOST'} and $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} into a mysql database so I can review that info to watch for abusers. Since they are logging in that will help verify most everybody and if a user wants to give out his login info to other folks then just watching my li

RE: $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}

2003-08-14 Thread Dan Muey
> Dan Muey wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I realize that $ENV{'REMOTE_HOST'} and $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} > are handled > > differently and can be spoofed so don't worry I'm not basing any > > security on them. > > I'm no security expert, but how can these be spoofed? They > don't come from the reques

RE: $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}

2003-08-14 Thread Dan Muey
> Dan Muey wrote: > > > Dan Muey wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > > > > > I realize that $ENV{'REMOTE_HOST'} and $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} are > > > > handled differently and can be spoofed so don't worry I'm not > > > > basing any security on them. > > > > > > I'm no security expert, but how can these