Re: .net cookies transfer to CF Session Values?

2009-04-03 Thread Les Mizzell
James Holmes wrote: > So, basically, the username and password is written out in plain text > in the cookie for anyone to steal. Great security. I didn't write the .net part! But yup, I didn't like the way it looked either. But: a. I like my job b. they pay well and often c. the .net fo

Re: .net cookies transfer to CF Session Values?

2009-04-02 Thread James Holmes
So, basically, the username and password is written out in plain text in the cookie for anyone to steal. Great security. Anyway, don't just trust the existence of the cookie - you need to log the user in to your site with the username and password. Otherwise, I can just manipulate my browser to s

Re: .net cookies transfer to CF Session Values?

2009-04-02 Thread Ras Tafari
write them to javascript cookie vars, then yank them outta there into cf session variables cfRas On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Les Mizzell wrote: > > I've got a client that's decided to try and use a .net login system > written for one of their sites for *all* their sites, including the huge

.net cookies transfer to CF Session Values?

2009-04-02 Thread Les Mizzell
I've got a client that's decided to try and use a .net login system written for one of their sites for *all* their sites, including the huge CF site I maintain for them. Looking at the .net code for this thing *really* reminds me why I like Coldfusion so much - sheesh, 15 or so files and a cou