Re: JSP Security - Limiting URL's

[mlh () zip com au]

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:48:02 -0500
Steve Posick <steve.posick () advansol com> wrote:

> The idea of a Finite State Machine (FSM) is a good one for the example that 
> the author used, an exam.  It would fit nicely for any application that 
> requires the user to follow a specific set of paths through the application 
> and his use of XML as a state definition language is very 
> elegant.

I don't see why an FSM enforces a particular path.
In fact, it can enable arbitrary paths since you
can define a behaviour from any given state to any
other. e.g. 'no state' -> 'first visit state' for
a page to enable bookmarkable urls.

Matt