Re: Is logoff feature necessary

[Peter Conrad <conrad () tivano de>]

Hi,

Am Dienstag, 2. Mai 2006 09:41 schrieb test.future () gmail com:
> We have a web applicaiton which do not have logoff button. The developer
> claims that it is unnecessary, since the session can be terminated by
> closing the browser. Is it correct? Thanks.

When the browser is closed, it usually loses its session token (e. g. 
a cookie), so the browser has no way to re-enter the session.

However, on the server side the session will persist until it times
out. So if someone steals the session token, he can continue using the
session even if the original user closes his browser.

So technically what your developer says is *not* correct.

Bye,
        Peter
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