Tim,
You may find my GSEC paper helpful
http://westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/Paul_Johnston_GSEC.pdf
The first bit on types of authentication is less relevant, but the
latter should be useful.
Paul
> Hi, i'm investigating in web application security this time and i'm
> trying to find some information about session management with cookies
> and related security issues. Can anyone point me to tips on how to
> make cookie based sessions more secure and how to prevent session
> hijacking? How secure is session handling using cookies and what are
> the main risks? Is anyone aware of good literature on that topic?
> Thanks and have a nice day
> Till
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