Authentication and Session Management on the Web

This paper discusses how these requirements are met, primarily looking at how users are authenticated and login sessions maintained. We start by looking at the existing security measures for the basic website. Then we look at the various options for authenticating users in general, concluding that...

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Paul Johnston

January 28, 2005

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