thanks for the info, but i still have one question..
when a user goes to another cf server with a cfid/token from the first
server... does the new server make a new cfid/cftoken or does it use the
one from the other server? If it does make a new one, does that overwrite
the first one?
thanks
Ken
At 11:08 AM 4/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Ken,
> The cfid is incremented by one per user for that particular server.
>The cftoken is a radomly generated number. By putting the two together you
>get a unique id that in theory is unique to each individual user, but I
>would not suggest trying to use that in a multiserver enviroment. I have
>seen problems in the past using a domain cookie to span multiple servers. I
>cluster that "sticks" an individual to a particular server once they have
>started there session is the best way to go, if possible.
>
>CW
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken Beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 1:52 PM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: cfid/cftoken
>
>
>does cfid relate to the application and cftoken relate to the individual
>user? or does each user get one urltoken variable (cfid+cftoken) and that
>is their identity for all applications on that server? what about if
>they're using multiple cf servers? does cfid relate to the id of that
>server? or would the domain of the cookie handle that?
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Ken Beard
>Manager, Application Development
>Stone Ground Solutions
>5100 West Kennedy Blvd, Suite 430
>Tampa FL 33602
>813.387.1235 voice
>866.767.4051 toll free
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