Couple of techno questions

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1999


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numero = 23931
interpreted = N
texte = Hello all, I've got two questions that have come up recently that I would like the list's help with. First, I'm having a debate with a client that the page that a cc number is entered (invoice.tpl) doesn't necessarily need to be served via ssl, so long as the page it submits to is served via ssl. My contention is that since http is 'sessionless' in the sense that once you've downloaded the page you are no longer connected to the server, then typing your 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. Once you hit the submit button, the client attempts to connect to the https server. The data is then sent to the https server through an encrypted connection. Therefore, it is not essential that invoice.tpl is encrypted, as long as thankyou.tpl is. Am I correct or am I misunderstanding how http sessions operate? Second, I'm having trouble with a client who's entire LAN is using NAT to connect to the internet through one IP address. They are seeing each other'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 to start depending on cookies to track users?Thanks, Mike Davis Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Couple of techno questions (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  2. Couple of techno questions (Mike_Davis 1999)
  3. Couple of techno questions (Mike_Davis 1999)
  4. Couple of techno questions (Mike_Davis 1999)
Hello all, I've got two questions that have come up recently that I would like the list's help with. First, I'm having a debate with a client that the page that a cc number is entered (invoice.tpl) doesn't necessarily need to be served via ssl, so long as the page it submits to is served via ssl. My contention is that since http is 'sessionless' in the sense that once you've downloaded the page you are no longer connected to the server, then typing your 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. Once you hit the submit button, the client attempts to connect to the https server. The data is then sent to the https server through an encrypted connection. Therefore, it is not essential that invoice.tpl is encrypted, as long as thankyou.tpl is. Am I correct or am I misunderstanding how http sessions operate? Second, I'm having trouble with a client who's entire LAN is using NAT to connect to the internet through one IP address. They are seeing each other'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 to start depending on cookies to track users?Thanks, Mike Davis Mike_Davis

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