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HTTP Session Tracking

Since HTTP is a stateless protocol, when a client makes a number of requests to the server, how does the server uniquely identify a particular client's requests over a period of time say t1, t2, t3.. I browsed the web and came across terms like…
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How do banks remember "your computer"?

As many of you probably know, online banks nowadays have a security system whereby you are asked some personal questions before you even enter your password. Once you have answered them, you can choose for the bank to "remember this computer" so…
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How to track UTM tags in App Store URLs

I'm working on implementing my own analytics system. One part of it consists of tracking where users originated from. I use UTM tags for this. Reading UTM tags from the query parameters is quite easy in Android, iOS and web. However, I also want to…
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Handling Session timeout on Client side

The scenario is that a user should get notification (say via typical JS alert or redirect etc) when her session is about to be expired. Couple of ways this can be done is Using javascript time out function as explained here. Using Server Push…
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How does the servlet know that the browser has disabled cookies?

I would be grateful if someone would explain how servlets can tell that cookies have been disabled on the client's browser. I understand that while creating a session in a servlet: If cookies are enabled, the server will return the sessionID as a…
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NullPointerException when implementing session tracking

hi I am practicing session tracking with HttpServlets. I get an error null pointer exception in this code (in the else block). Can anyone please help me? Thanks @WebServlet(name = "SessionTracking", urlPatterns = {"/SessionTracking"}) public class…
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How a server can make a session with a client in RMI

I want someone to tell me where to search for how to make a session between the client(s) and the server in RMI, i.e what is the name of that concept for searching purposes?
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Get HttpSession by session ID which is submitted as hidden input field

Is it possible to get a HttpSession object by session ID, which is submitted to servlet as a hidden input field? I cannot go for session management by cookie because the device will not support cookies, or by URL rewriting because the session ID…
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Is it possible for a hacker to impersonate a user by stealing session token and then faking the user-agent, IP and other details?

The common practice followed in authenticating and then session tracking involves using session id retrieved from the client and then comparing the user details stored in the database to match the session id, user agent details, IP etc. Now, if a…
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Is there app-level opt out flag for Google Tag Manager to be set in an iOS app?

I know that app-level opt out flag will disable or re-enable Google Analytics across the entire app. Based on the reference: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v2/advanced#sampling // Set the app-level opt out…
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How to specify what should and shouldn't be tracked as a session (not event) when we add Google Analytics to an iOS app

If we instantiate session (not event, action or screen) tracking with Google Analytics for an iOS or Watch app, is there any way to specify what should and shouldn't be tracked as a session for example not to call the start lifecycle tracking on…
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HTTP session tracking through base URL "resource"?

A little background: We're currently trying try specify an HTTP API between a couple of vendors so that different products can easily inter operate. We're not writing any "server" software yet, nor any client, but just laying out the basics of the…
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Urlrewriting using Servlet

I am new to programming and i have written two pieces of code to learn urlrewriting in servlet: My html form is :
Login ID:
Password:
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Is there a Session Timeout Exception in Spring Security?

That would be useful, so that I don't have to check if session is valid before interacting with the currently login user. Even nicer if I could tell Spring to automatically redirect user to the login page if sesssion is already timed out. There's a…
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Using Session Tracking for Multipage Form in PHP

I'm trying to display a multiple page form that preserves submitted data from one page to the next using session tracking. $_POST['stage'] determines which form should be displayed. Each form has a hidden input type with a value set to increment the…
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