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Checksum [message #298568] Wed, 06 February 2008 07:52 Go to next message
rajy_salim
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Registered: January 2008
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Hey all!

Can anyone provide a specific definition of "CHECKSUM", used in a URL and how it can be used?

Thank you!
Re: Checksum [message #309718 is a reply to message #298568] Fri, 28 March 2008 09:58 Go to previous message
rajy_salim
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I've got some information about the checksum :

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IN GENERAL, A CHECKSUM IS A VALUE TO CHECK THE VALIDITY OF SOMETHING
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IN APEX, THIS VALUE IS GENERATED BY APEX TO PREVENT TAMPERING WITH URLS. A URL WITH CHECKSUM HAS THE FOLLOWING FORM:
127.0.0.1:8080/apex/f?p=200:9:2546128677760790::NO::p9_user_name:test&cs=3658F2C0D9A52D3D80206C5943442044A.
THE BOLD VALUE IS A CHECKSUM
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So I don't think anyone can provide such value to access restricted pages or data using URLs.

N.B. Many thanks to Mr. Patrick Wolf . . .
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