[geeklog-devel] [geeklog-cvs] Geeklog-1.x/system lib-admin.php, 1.127, 1.128 lib-security.php, 1.62, 1.63

Michael Jervis mjervis at gmail.com
Thu Feb 21 15:45:04 EST 2008



> Security Tokens are a great idea. But I think this needs some

> discussion before being considered complete.


You only have part of the picture.


> SEC_createToken($page, $ttl);


TTL may become an argument.


> Make the caller responsible for uniquely naming what page he's on.

> Maybe the page the token is created on isn't the same page the token

> is processed on?


Read the rest of the commit. Run it. Understand it. Then comment.


> Likewise, what is this TTL mapping stuff? Make the caller responsible

> for saying "My page can sit on your browser for no longer than 5

> minutes." Mappings are unfriendly to plugins, too.


TTL not yet implemented or fully figured out. Work in progress.



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