3rd Party Cookies

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    Is there anyway, with PHP, that I can pick up the values of 3rd party cookies?
     
    sarahk, Apr 16, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Nope... can't do it with anything, because the browser won't give it. It's a security risk. :) For example you could visit a random site, they could read your cookie that automatically logs you into this forum, and then utilize your account.

    - Shawn
     
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  3. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    so what am I blocking when I set this in IE?

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    My business need is to find out if RegNow have set an affiliate cookie because when the affiliates come to my site they all use different tactics so it's hard to know what's going on.

    Sarah
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    You can have a 3rd party cookie set from a site, but you cannot read it from that site.

    - Shawn
     
    digitalpoint, Apr 16, 2004 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    ok, thanks Shawn. I was hoping I'd missed something along the line ;)
     
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    Some times web pages load content from other sites (bander adds etc) that wish to set their own cookie that is what you are blocking. :p
     
    mushroom, Jun 6, 2004 IP
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    younghistorians Well-Known Member

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    Incorrect-Flash can read 3rd party cookies-that's why many forums ban flash sigs.
     
    younghistorians, Jun 9, 2004 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    You sure about that?
     
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    younghistorians Well-Known Member

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    Almost positive, because over at Flashkit, they had to stop allowing flash sigs because there was a security hole which allowed people to read other forum members cookies which contained their passwords.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Hmmm... I've never heard of that before. The cookie is controlled by the browser, so I'm not sure how it could get around the browser's security.. but maybe... who knows.
     
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    Maybe ask around at Flashkit-the sigs have been gone 2 years now.
     
    younghistorians, Jun 9, 2004 IP
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    Hi Shawn
    Do you know how to do this in PHP?
    I was trying with setcookie() but it doesnt work.

     
    RobetoRubio, Dec 19, 2004 IP
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