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Dangers of Session Hijacking

#356 Dangers of Session Hijacking

Jun 08, 2012 | 6 minutes | Security
If a user's authentication cookie is sent over an insecure connection it is vulnerable to session hijacking, or more specifically, sidejacking. Learn how this is done, and how you can prevent it.
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