https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:48:02 +0000 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:09:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=21078 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post113001.html#113001 Author: jeffdaro
Subject: 21078
Posted: 22 August 2006 at 6:09pm

I guess I need to look at the WWF cookie and see what's in it to see where the security hole is.]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:09:32 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post113001.html#113001 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112881.html#112881 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21078
Posted: 20 August 2006 at 8:57am

The security it gives makes it 1000 times harder for a hacker to hack into the admin or any other account in the forum.

It also helps with security when using PC's in a public place, like a library or internet café, where stored cookies, URL's, and cached pages on the machine can be used to access the forum as a different user.

Deactivating this is NOT recommended and would leave your forum open to potential hackers.
]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:57:15 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112881.html#112881 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112872.html#112872 Author: jeffdaro
Subject: 21078
Posted: 20 August 2006 at 6:04am

What kind of problems did it solve? What am I getting myself into, by possibly deactivating this?]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:04:36 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112872.html#112872 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112860.html#112860 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21078
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 7:48pm

This type of login system was removed about 4 years ago due to security issues, and replaced with a much more secure system.

Each time you login a new 32 bit tracking code it produced, this makes any previous tracking methods invalid and increases security.
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:48:33 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112860.html#112860 https://forums.webwiz.net/unbaking-the-cookies_topic21078_post112854.html#112854 Author: jeffdaro
Subject: 21078
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 6:57pm

Users on my forums keep asking how I can "fix" the forums so that when they login to one machine, they don't get logged out of another. Some of them use multiple machines, and they want to stay logged in on both so they don't have to login every time they switch machines.

Has anyone done anything like this in a MOD? Is there any downside? Is there a reason the code auto-log's you out when you enter the forums on a second machine?
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