Well, if you fix #1, that will fix #2 because you can use $_SERVER["HTTPS"],
which can't be spoofed by the user. What versions of PHP and Apache are you
using, on what OS?

---John Holmes...

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Whiffen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 7:35 AM
Subject: [PHP] HTTPS spoofing and $_SERVER


> Hi,
>
> I want to know if the user is connected on a secure socket and have two
> problems:
>
> 1. My  Apache (Stronghold), variables are not turning up in $_SERVER or
> $HTTP_SERVER_VARS
> although they are in $GLOBALS e.g. I have $GLOBALS[SERVER_PORT] but not
> $_SERVER[SERVER_PORT].
> This is with track vars and register globals both on.   It seems I have
> to rely on the $GLOBALS value and be careful with variables_order.
>
> 2. As well as $SERVER_PORT, I also get $HTTPS, but  only if there it is
> an HTTPS connect i.e. on a secure connect, $HTTPS == 'on', but on an
> insecure connect it is not set.  This makes it easy to spoof even with
> variables_order set to ECGPS. I could just use $SERVER_PORT, which is
> always set and thus not so easily spoofed but then I have to worry if
> the secure port changes.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> George
>
>
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