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Re: Session id generation - how is it done?
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Re: Session id generation - how is it done?


  • Subject: Re: Session id generation - how is it done?
  • From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:48:07 -0700

It is a securely hashed GUID.  It contains no session or user information.  It is a hash code to look up the session on the server.

Chuck


On Apr 21, 2011, at 6:09 AM, Jon Nolan wrote:

> I don't have the source handy at the moment and I need some basic info on how a session id is created for a security analysis (you know the drill, is it unique, is it resistant to reverse engineering, etc.)
>
> If you're in the know and wouldn't mind, please reply with a quick sentence or two.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
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