URL poisoning

URL poisoning

(1) Recording a user's browsing pattern on a website by tacking a session ID number onto the URL. As the user navigates the site, the ID can be tracked.

(2) Hiding one URL behind another, or diverting the user to a different page based on hidden scripting.

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