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Ok wait. I have not thought this all the way though
I think. The kind of attack was thinking of was where a hostile user taped the
stream mid flow. Somehow between the end user and the server. Since the pages
are encrypted with https then they (the hostile) should not be able to do
anything yes? An if the bandit has the users authentication information then
there really is not much you can do no? You know for a meeting idea I'd really
like to hear what the big boys are doing security wise. All the books I have the
security is pretty lame and basic.
A.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:05
AM
Subject: RE: [KCFusion] security
question
You
may want to do everything through a stored procedure(s). As part of that
stored procedure you could create multiple sql queries one of which can be an
audit trail.
Another way is to present the material to be deleted as a table with a
checkbox for each row. Then have the user select each individual
record. Pass the information to a cftag that does the delete. this reduces the
opportunity for a user to randomly type anything in and allows you to
implement a validation routine.
Another item to explore is to use the https if security is a concern.
Can't say I have experience with it but given your description that might be a
method to investigate.
Oh and just to elemenate confusion Im trying to
come up with a SAFE method..not a save method.
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:48
AM
Subject: Re: [KCFusion] security
question
Im sorry I was in a hurry and should have
explained this better. For the first time I am faced with allowing users
to delete info from a database. I am trying to come up with a save method
for doing that. In other words I don't want people to just type random
numbers in a query string and start erasing stuff. Most of the measures I
have come up with so far are easily defeated. I had considered putting the
primary key of the tuple to be deleted in a hidden form field but if
you can alter the info sent in a post request (and I think I read
somewhere that you could) then that measure is kinda lame too. the best
I've got so far is that the user can only delete those tuples that are
related to their login.
A.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
11:33 AM
Subject: RE: [KCFusion] security
question
I don't know of a way to say make IE send different request
headers, but if you're trying to test something, wouldn't cfpost
work?
Is is possible to alter the information
that is sent in the headers of a POST request?
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