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Re: SSL weakness affecting links from pa
> GET forms aren't the only thing wrong with referer, btw. An
>associate of mine discovered some prioprietary Netscape information
>from the Referer: headers on hits to his website from Netscape
>employees, even.
Could you elaborate?
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From: sameer
To: ARTURO GRAPA YSUNZA; Tom Weinstein
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
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Subject: Re: SSL weakness affecting links from pa
Date: Monday, April 14, 1997 2:23PM
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De: sameer
Para: ARTURO GRAPA YSUNZA
Tom Weinstein
Cc: [email protected]
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[email protected]
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Asunto: Re: SSL weakness affecting links from pa
Fecha: 1997-04-14 14:23
Prioridad: 3
Ident. del mensaje: A7705E17CEB1D011AF91006097838CEB
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> information. This is a security hole in the web site, not in the
> browser. The browser follows the HTTP specification. If you have a
[. . .]
>
> In the eyes of some, the referer header is a privacy violation. It
> allows a site to see what site you visited before coming there. In the
> case of Navigator, we ONLY send the referer header when you click on a
> link. Not when you select a bookmark. Not when you type a URL into the
> location field. This allows web sites to see who links to them. I
> think that's something that a web author is entitled to know.
GET forms aren't the only thing wrong with referer, btw. An
associate of mine discovered some prioprietary Netscape information
from the Referer: headers on hits to his website from Netscape
employees, even.
I commend Netscape for providing users with the ability to
turn off referers.
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