I think you need another 'level' of security. A good one is the use of
CreatUUID and the combination of CFID and CFTOKEN stored in a DB table which
is used to continually verify the user (or when they wish to perform
specific actions).

> ----------
> From:         Nat Papovich[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:         06 October 2000 23:54
> To:   Fusebox
> Subject:      RE: Faking client variables
> 
> Yeah, but what about anyother possible way of faking client variables,
> application-side? Like a way to set a client variable from the URL string
> or
> any web server holes that would allow something like that.
> 
> Nat Papovich
> ICQ 32676414
> "If it was hard to write," 
> says the Real Programmer,
> "it should be hard to understand."
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: McCollough, Alan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:40 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: RE: Faking client variables
> 
> 
> Client variables will be as secure as your CFID:CFTOKEN is. That's where
> your spoofing will occur.
> 
> Alan McCollough
> Web Programmer
> Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer
> Alaska Native Medical Center
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Josh [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent:       Friday, October 06, 2000 2:46 PM
> > To: Fusebox
> > Subject:    Faking client variables
> > 
> > Does anyone know offhand how secure client variables are? I'm assuming
> > that as long as CF is set to store them in the registry or a database,
> > they are basically secure from faking.
> > Can anyone think of a scenario where a web user could fake some client
> > variables other than CFID and CFTOKEN(and of course, how the rascals
> would
> > do so), to obtain access to something
> > secured with client vars?
> > 
> > Josh Diehl
> > 
> >
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