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http_referer in sp2
I have the impression that browsers running on windows xp sp2 no longer send
the header that is used by IIS for the http_referer variable. I was looking into the list of security changes for sp2 and can't find anything related to this. Is this an intended security measure or a side-effect? In any case is there anything that can be done on the client side (change something in advanced settings or security) so that the browser can send this again (preferrably to specified websites only) Koen. |
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http_referer in sp2
"Koen" wrote in message
... I have the impression that browsers running on windows xp sp2 no longer send the header that is used by IIS for the http_referer variable. I was looking into the list of security changes for sp2 and can't find anything related to this. Is this an intended security measure or a side-effect? In any case is there anything that can be done on the client side (change something in advanced settings or security) so that the browser can send this again (preferrably to specified websites only) Koen. More likely is that your firewall or some content filtering proxy is stripping out the Referrer header from your outbound HTTP traffic. For example, Norton's firewall would block Referrer by default but you could add a web rule to allow it for certain [host.]domains. SP-2 did not change the browser from including Referrer so a page can see from whence you hail (i.e., where you came from). Run the test at PCFlank.com to see if Referrer is reported by your browser and setup. I used to use Norton's firewall which blocked Referrer by default so it passed their test, but I've switched to the freebie version of Sygate Personal Firewall (which does not include the stealth browsing feature of their Pro version) and Referrer does get reported. Personally I'm not scared of a site knowing how I got to it. Banks and several sites will use Referrer to make sure you get to one of their pages only from one of their other pages or from an authorized other-domain that has a link to their page. I had to keep adding web exceptions to allow Referrer to lots of legitimate sites that I visited. -- __________________________________________________ _______________ Post your replies to the newsgroup. Share with others. E-mail: vanguard_help AT yahoo.com (append "#NEWS#" to Subject) __________________________________________________ _______________ |
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