sailorproject/sailor

Review session manager

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#58 opened on Dec 2, 2015

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Description

  • Review the session module on Sailor and make a better security analysis

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Research direction
Examine the session module for common web security issues such as session hijacking, insecure token generation, and lack of expiration. Review the Lua code and compare against OWASP session management guidelines.
Tech stack
None
Domain
backend
Issue type
Security
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
LuaSession managementWeb security
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40