kwilliams Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I'm going to be generating a SessionID for each user on my main application, so that it can be transfered across other sub-applications. I'm also going to be inputing it into an authentification DB table when the user logs in, along with their AccountID and the current DateTime.But I'm new to SessionID's and I have few questions:1) How long can a SessionID end up being?2) How long are they stored for?3) If a user closes their browser, reopens it, and logs in again, will they have a new SessionID or the same one? (Note: I tried it out, and it stayed the same. But I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to work.)4) I've heard that a SessionID can end up not being unique. Is this true?5) What are the benefits of using a SessionID instead of an already existing AccountID for each user. (Note: Each Account ID is a unique ID stored in the main accounts DB table).Ok, that's it. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulpfiction Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 This should answer most of your questions...http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/03/30...?tw=programming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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