[security] Open Redirector issue with checkid_immediate

Allen Tom atom at yahoo-inc.com
Tue Jun 9 05:00:33 UTC 2009


SitG Admin wrote:
>
> It could also detect people who are browsing through proxies (or 
> modified browsers) to strip the referer information for their privacy.
>
Many organizations run proxies to strip the referrer from outgoing 
requests because of privacy issues.

Also, checking that the referrer's domain  matches the return_to could 
be problematic for RPs that run multiple domains, but have a centralized 
OpenID RP service. Another problematic scenario is where the RP 
integrates with a 3rd party to implement OpenID authentication, such as 
Janrain's RPX or Google Friend Connect.

Allen




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