[Catalyst] Encrypt /Decrypt URI

Christian Storm storm at iparadigms.com
Thu May 17 23:38:05 GMT 2007


One idea is to not encrypt the URI but MD5 it to prevent URL  
tampering.  Another layer of security for authorization.

On May 17, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Matt S Trout wrote:

> On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 07:17:40PM +0530, Harshal Shah wrote:
>> I am trying to encrypt / decrypt all the paths used in my application
>>
>> is there a better way to do this ??
>
> Er ... don't encrypt the URI in the first place and use normal  
> authentication?
>
> I can't think of a case where what you're trying to do would be a  
> good idea,
> could you please explain -why- you're doing it and then maybe we  
> can suggest
> a better way to achieve your goals?
>
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