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Re: browser identiciation


From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:28:26 +0200

On 2008-04-24 maash.rajani () gmail com wrote:
Is there a way to identify the browser being via banner grabbing?

By "banner grabbing" you mean examining the user agent? Not reliably,
since the user agent string can be changed.

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