[PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Scott Fletcher
Is there a really good way to use PHP Session to tell whenether the user is authorized user or not? I see one problem here, let's say the user tried to access certain webpages that are unauthorized then I get to kick the user out. But when the user logged in, we assigned a session token to it,

Re: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Scott Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a really good way to use PHP Session to tell whenether the user is authorized user or not? Yes, there are many good ways, and I'm sure I'm not even aware of many of them. I see one problem here, let's say the user tried to access certain

RE: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Vail, Warren
. A short session timeout will minimize session stealing, but aggravate your users. hope this helps, Warren Vail -Original Message- From: Scott Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access

Re: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Scott Fletcher
At some point, the user is going to have to be responsible for his/her own actions. After all, I can log into my bank's Web site and then let someone else use my computer, and there's no way my bank can prevent it. Sure the bank can prevent it or otherwise my bank would never use the website in

Re[2]: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Richard Davey
Hello Scott, Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 7:19:55 PM, you wrote: SF Sure the bank can prevent it or otherwise my bank would never use the SF website in the first place. My bank doesn't use PHP, it use JAVA and SF surprisely, it work very well. Really? How would your bank determine the difference

RE: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Vail, Warren
] session issues for unauthorized access? At some point, the user is going to have to be responsible for his/her own actions. After all, I can log into my bank's Web site and then let someone else use my computer, and there's no way my bank can prevent it. Sure the bank can prevent it or otherwise my

Re: [PHP] session issues for unauthorized access?

2004-01-06 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Scott Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At some point, the user is going to have to be responsible for his/her own actions. After all, I can log into my bank's Web site and then let someone else use my computer, and there's no way my bank can prevent it. Sure the bank can prevent it