RE: Generating session keys in RPG using HASH values

>Using a long alpha-numeric, provided I can truly generate a random set of
characters each time, does reduce the chance of a session key being
generated by a brute force method.

I didn't understand your last statement.  Did you mean to say "duplicated"
instead of "generated"?

Another method would be to use the C API that was mentioned, and record each
session key in a file after it has been used.  Then when you create your
next key check the file to see if that key is currently being used or has
already been used (depending on how long you wanted to retain state).

Aaron Bartell

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Skvarenina [mailto:mskvarenina@usa.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 1:37 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Generating session keys in RPG using HASH values


Well, I don't want to give too much away on this open forum but the session
key is used to chain back to a database file to get to the "real" data which
then runs the apps.  Using a long alpha-numeric, provided I can truly
generate a random set of characters each time, does reduce the chance of a
session key being generated by a brute force method.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" <ALBartell@taylorcorp.com>
To: "'Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries'" <web400@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:05 PM
Subject: RE: [WEB400] Generating session keys in RPG using HASH values


> I am in the same boat as Bryan, I wouldn't want to take the chance of
having
> the same session id come up.  I would just create a control file and
> increment a number with an RPG ILE interface.
>
> Do you need it to be alpha-numeric?
>
> Aaron Bartell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Yates [mailto:byates@co.collin.tx.us]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WEB400] Generating session keys in RPG using HASH values
>
>
> If you want something guarantied to be unique everytime, why not use the
> UUID api's which will give you a 128bit unique hex value?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Skvarenina [mailto:mskvarenina@usa.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:00 AM
> To: WEB400@midrange.com
> Subject: [WEB400] Generating session keys in RPG using HASH values
>
>
> I need to generate a pseudo-random character string to be used as a
session
> key in my browser applications.  Has anyone used a hashing method in RPG
to
> generate a pseudo-random number and if so, could you please post it.
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