RE: MAC address

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

  No.  The MAC address on packets that arrive at your server
will be a MAC address of the last router the packet passed
through, not the source.  Usually, this is going to be your
own network's gateway.

David Gillett

> -----Original Message-----
> From: n30 [mailto:n30_lists () hotmail com]
> Sent: October 17, 2003 07:49
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: MAC address
>
>
> Guys,
>
> Lets say i am a web programmer and i want to use strong sessions.
>
> Is it possible for the web server to determine the MAC of 
> clients browsing
> the application.
>
> If yes, I can programatically use this MAC address in 
> sessions to prevent
> lot of session related attacks.
>
> For right now, say I can implement the web application in any 
> language i
> want.
>
> Thanks
> -n
>
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