[Zope-CMF] CookieCrumbler security issue?

Chris Withers chris at simplistix.co.uk
Thu Jan 22 05:25:01 EST 2004


Lennart Regebro wrote:

> 
> If you want higher security, then I think something else should be used. 

What would you suggest?

> That said, making it securer is not necessarily a bad idea. For example, 
> instead of username + password sent, a ticket could be sent as a cookie, 
> and the zope-server could keep track of which user each ticket belonged 
> too. That way the username and password is send only once, when you send 
> the login form.

Okay, but when and how does this ticket become invalid? Otherwise someone could 
just snoop the ticket and we're back where we started...

cheers,

Chris




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