user login security question

tnikolov · #1 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 08:32

Could anyone tell me which language should I use to create a [most] secured user login session?

10x

Ryan Fait · #2 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 09:18

What do you mean by language? If you mean encyption, sha256 is one of the most secure in PHP.

tnikolov · #3 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 09:22

Well,

I am trying to find info in the forums and happened to read a lot about the weaknesses of Appache. And I am wandering whether PHP is reliable enough for a login session script. By language I mean whether I should use PHP/Perl/Cgi/Asp....

10x for the answer btw.

Ryan Fait · #4 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 09:26

It's not the language that's insecure, it's your script. And Apache is the best...

tnikolov · #5 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 09:58

Ryan,

thanks for answering probably such stupid questions but I am still new in this industry (but overloaded with enthusiasm). Could you please point me to some details, to which I should pay special attention when designing the session (in terms of security)

10x again.

Ryan Fait · #6 (**permalink**) May 7th, 2007, 17:46

Well, with server side languages, it's just a matter of encrypting the right things. If you're dealing with passwords, encrypt them have quick database query that checks to see if the session password is valid. What type of sessions are you trying to use?

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