Couple of techno questions
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numero = 23930
interpreted = N
texte = Hello all, I've got two questions that have come up recently that I would like thelist's help with. First, I'm having a debate with a client that the pagethat a cc number is entered (invoice.tpl) doesn't necessarily need to beserved via ssl, so long as the page it submits to is served via ssl. Mycontention is that since http is 'sessionless' in the sense that once you'vedownloaded the page you are no longer connected to the server, then typingyour cc number into a page that is not encrypted poses no security risk.It's the request for the next page (thankyou.tpl) that is the issue. Onceyou hit the submit button, the client attempts to connect to the httpsserver. The data is then sent to the https server through an encryptedconnection. Therefore, it is not essential that invoice.tpl is encrypted,as long as thankyou.tpl is. Am I correct or am I misunderstanding how httpsessions operate? Second, I'm having trouble with a client who's entire LAN is using NATto connect to the internet through one IP address. They are seeing eachother's orders from different machines Is there an easy way to fix this?With the SOHO and NAT becoming more prevalent these days, do we need tostart depending on cookies to track users?Thanks,Mike Davis
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Hello all, I've got two questions that have come up recently that I would like thelist's help with. First, I'm having a debate with a client that the pagethat a cc number is entered (invoice.tpl) doesn't necessarily need to beserved via ssl, so long as the page it submits to is served via ssl. Mycontention is that since http is 'sessionless' in the sense that once you'vedownloaded the page you are no longer connected to the server, then typingyour cc number into a page that is not encrypted poses no security risk.It's the request for the next page (thankyou.tpl) that is the issue. Onceyou hit the submit button, the client attempts to connect to the httpsserver. The data is then sent to the https server through an encryptedconnection. Therefore, it is not essential that invoice.tpl is encrypted,as long as thankyou.tpl is. Am I correct or am I misunderstanding how httpsessions operate? Second, I'm having trouble with a client who's entire LAN is using NATto connect to the internet through one IP address. They are seeing eachother's orders from different machines Is there an easy way to fix this?With the SOHO and NAT becoming more prevalent these days, do we need tostart depending on cookies to track users?Thanks,Mike Davis
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