Answer by Carsten Saradeth for https URL with token parameter : how secure is...
As it is, it would be a bad idea. You will scarify security with easy usage. As said before SSL will only protect the transfer of information between the server and client browser and will only prevent...
View ArticleAnswer by Aaron Digulla for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
I'd use a cookie for that. The workflow should be like this:User comes to your site for the first time.Site sets a cookieUser enters data. Data is stored in the DB using some key that is stored in the...
View ArticleAnswer by JoshBerke for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
SSL will protect the query parameters in transit; however, email itself is not secure, and the email could bounce along any number of servers before getting to its destination.Also depending on your...
View ArticleAnswer by chaos for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
I really wouldn't that consider that secure enough for a situation where there are serious privacy issues. The fact that you're sending the URL in a (presumably cleartext) email is by far the weakest...
View ArticleAnswer by Richard Slater for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
From what I understand of your idea, in theory someone could type in a random 40 character string or MD5 hash and get someone elses details. Whilst this may be highly unlikely it only needs to happen...
View ArticleAnswer by kemiller2002 for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
Well the token is secure when being passed through SSL. The problem you are going to have is that it is avilable to people (those who it is not intended for) by being able to view the URL. If it's...
View ArticleAnswer by Erick for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
You are aware that if any hacker get access to your database a lot of personnal information can be freely given ?After that I would say that this is not bad as idea. I would not use MD5 or SHA1 as they...
View ArticleAnswer by Eli for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
SSL secures the contents of the data in transit, but I'm not sure about the URL.Regardless, one way to mitigate an attacker reusing that URL token is to make sure each token can only be used once. You...
View ArticleAnswer by Jason Punyon for https URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
E-mail is inherently insecure. If anyone can click on that link and get to the data, you're not really protecting it.
View Articlehttps URL with token parameter : how secure is it?
On our site, we provide to users a simulation based on their private information (given through a form). We would like to allow them to get back on their simulation results later, but without forcing...
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