[session] is a new WebDNA feature that recognises a browser through its "fingerprint"
numero = 1009USAGE:follow the visitor by moving the [session] value from one page to the other with a POST or GETIdentify a visitor who logged-in : associates the tag [session] with the user nameIdentify a visitor who comes back after few days. Depending on the settings, the session test allow to recognise him.
ADVANTAGES:Work with search enginesSecurity is increased by not allowing a cookie to be manipulated, since there is noneEasier to use and much faster than a client-side cookieGood for visitors who do not want to leave information behind them (cookie disabled)Allows to easily kill a sessionAllows to move a session from a browser to another browser
Tag | Description |
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[sessionstart] | Starts a session by recording the day, time of the day, IP, Unique browser ID and (optional) the life in seconds, like in [sessionstart life=10] |
[session] | [session] has a unique value once the session is started. This value can be moved from one page to another using POST or GET |
[sessionIPmatch] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks if the session IP is the same as the current IP |
[sessionalive] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks the current time against the session time if it is alive |
[browserIDmatch] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks the browser "fingerprint" against the session browser ID |
[sessionend] | kills a [session] by deleting it from reserved.db |
[sessionip] | shows the IP number stored in session, format [IPaddress] (with the leadings 0, so we can do comparisons) |
[sessiondate] | shows the date stored in session |
[sessiontime] | shows the time stored in session |
[sessionlife] | calculates how many seconds a session is still alive, and show 0 if terminated |
[sessionutime] | shows the session Unix Time (also known as POSIX time or Epoch time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, 1 January 1970) |
In certain rare cases, it is possible to find two identicals browser "fingerprint" or BrowserID. It is not advised to do visitor recognition based only on Browser ID
[session] is a new WebDNA feature (from version 8.1) that recognises a browser through its "fingerprint", and thus to get rid of a cookie in most cases. It is fast and easy to use.USAGE:
follow the visitor by moving the [session] value from one page to the other with a POST or GET
Identify a visitor who logged-in : associates the tag [session] with the user name
Identify a visitor who comes back after few days. Depending on the settings, the session test allow to recognise him.
ADVANTAGES:
Work with search engines
Security is increased by not allowing a cookie to be manipulated, since there is none
Easier to use and much faster than a client-side cookie
Good for visitors who do not want to leave information behind them (cookie disabled)
Allows to easily kill a session
Allows to move a session from a browser to another browser
Tag | Description |
---|---|
[sessionstart] | Starts a session by recording the day, time of the day, IP, Unique browser ID and (optional) the life in seconds, like in [sessionstart life=10] |
[session] | [session] has a unique value once the session is started. This value can be moved from one page to another using POST or GET |
[sessionIPmatch] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks if the session IP is the same as the current IP |
[sessionalive] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks the current time against the session time if it is alive |
[browserIDmatch] | T(rue) or F(alse): checks the browser "fingerprint" against the session browser ID |
[sessionend] | kills a [session] by deleting it from reserved.db |
[sessionip] | shows the IP number stored in session, format [ipaddress] (with the leadings 0, so we can do comparisons) |
[sessiondate] | shows the date stored in session |
[sessiontime] | shows the time stored in session |
[sessionlife] | calculates how many seconds a session is still alive, and show 0 if terminated |
[sessionutime] | shows the session Unix Time (also known as POSIX time or Epoch time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, 1 January 1970) |
In certain rare cases, it is possible to find two identicals browser "fingerprint" or BrowserID. It is not advised to do visitor recognition based only on Browser ID
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