php ultranoob session question

[gboyce-qL0WqcyiFk9Wk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Gregory Boyce)]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009, Eric Chadbourne wrote:

>> Sounds like you just created your own new version of session handling
>> without the years of experience gone into the native implementation.
>>
>> Here's the OWASP top 10 list section on Authentication and Session
>> Management.
>>
>> http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2007-A7
>>
>> First item on the list:
>>
>> # Only use the inbuilt session management mechanism. Do not write or
>> use
>> secondary session handlers under any circumstances.
>>
>> --
>> Greg
>
> Oh man I had never heard of OWASP.  I'll spend some time digging around
> this site.  Many thanks!
> - Eric C

Definitely a good read if you're planning on doing web development.  Their 
WebGoat tool is also very useful for seeing how easy it is to break web 
applications.

--
Greg