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Session hijacking

In computer science, session hijacking, sometimes also known as cookie hijacking, is the exploitation of a valid computer session—sometimes also called a session key—to gain unauthorized access to information or services in a computer system. In particular, it is used to refer to the theft of a magic cookie used to authenticate a user to a remote server.…

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Session hijacking

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
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Session hijacking

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has prevention · 14
Session hijacking → Alternatively, Encryption, Firesheep, For, However, In, IP, Methods, Radboud University Nijmegen, Regenerating, Some, SSL/TLS, This, Users
related to Firesheep · 13
Session hijacking → Amazon, Facebook, Firefox, Firesheep, Flickr, Google, HTTP Secure, It, October, Only, The, Twitter, Windows Live
related to DroidSheep · 11
Session hijacking → Android, DroidSheep, Google, Google Play, HTTP, It, PSK, The, This, WEP, WPA/WPA2
related to Tools used by attackers · 9
Session hijacking → Another, Attackers, Firefox, Firesheep, If, October, One, The, Wireshark
related to history · 6
Session hijacking → As HTTP, Early, HTTP, Mosaic Netscape, October, Version

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Shutterflyinstance ofCookie Cadger has been used to highlight the weaknesses of youth team sharing sites0.80text
Firesheepinstance ofHowever this will not protect against attacks0.80text
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Session hijackinghas preventionSSL/TLS0.60section
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Session hijackinghas preventionRadboud University Nijmegen0.60section
Session hijackinghas preventionRegenerating0.60section
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