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== Status ==
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This article is in DRAFT
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==Overview of Session Fixation==
 
==Overview of Session Fixation==
  
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   session.invalidate();
 
   session.invalidate();
 
   session=request.getSession(true);
 
   session=request.getSession(true);
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Comment: Please note that JBOSS has proven to NOT regenerate a new session id via this method as of December 2007.
  
 
* Disable URL rewriting
 
* Disable URL rewriting
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Comment: What threat does this mitigate?<br/>
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Answer: Disabling of URL rewriting mitigates Session Hijacking/Session Sniffing via session id's being exposed in a GET parameter of your url's (as well as being stored in your browser history, proxy servers, etc). See [[Session hijacking attack]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 27 May 2009

Status

This article is in DRAFT

Overview of Session Fixation

A detailed overview on session fixation can be found here: Session Fixation

Countermeasures

  • Session ID should be regenerated after login, and switching in and out of SSL
 session.invalidate();
 session=request.getSession(true);

Comment: Please note that JBOSS has proven to NOT regenerate a new session id via this method as of December 2007.

  • Disable URL rewriting

Comment: What threat does this mitigate?
Answer: Disabling of URL rewriting mitigates Session Hijacking/Session Sniffing via session id's being exposed in a GET parameter of your url's (as well as being stored in your browser history, proxy servers, etc). See Session hijacking attack