Re: insecure client not shown

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17439
interpreted = N
texte = >The command [ISSECURECLIENT] depends on the type of browser. >In Netscape 3 one can switch off security but this browser is still >shown as secure client. When such a client is sent to the secure server >he gets nothing. >I believe the status of browser security is not sent to the webserver >anyway. It looks like only at the connection to a secure server the >browser gets something or not - too late... >Is that true? No chance to know wether security is activated or not?Yes, that's true -- [IsSecureClient] is purely based on the name of the browser, and not some extra information sent in the MIME headers. You might want to set up [ListMIMEHeaders] on a page and experiment to see if you notice a special header that indicates SSL or not.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: insecure client not shown (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. insecure client not shown (Peter Ostry 1998)
>The command [ISSECURECLIENT] depends on the type of browser. >In Netscape 3 one can switch off security but this browser is still >shown as secure client. When such a client is sent to the secure server >he gets nothing. >I believe the status of browser security is not sent to the webserver >anyway. It looks like only at the connection to a secure server the >browser gets something or not - too late... >Is that true? No chance to know wether security is activated or not?Yes, that's true -- [IsSecureClient] is purely based on the name of the browser, and not some extra information sent in the MIME headers. You might want to set up [listmimeheaders] on a page and experiment to see if you notice a special header that indicates SSL or not.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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