IP Addresses for Session Tracking
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:25 pm
I realize that IP addresses can either be dynamic or static. Most often the dynamic IPs are seen with dial-up people vs. the static enjoyed by DSL and Cable modems, and so on. My question though has to do with an established connection. To my knowledge, IPs, dynamic or not, do not change and are specific to one computer during an established connection to an ISP (if you are a dial-up). Meaning, if I have a dial-up connection and I visit a site, my IP won't change unless I am disconnected and forced to log on again. I think this should be the case whether or not I have a proxy server, since the data being sent from the web server to me must have an address that identifies me, and only me.
Bottom line, is an IP address enough information to maintain a session identity (not a secure one, mind you, just one for identity purposes)?
Bottom line, is an IP address enough information to maintain a session identity (not a secure one, mind you, just one for identity purposes)?