[2811] in WWW Security List Archive
Re:browser type queries
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Ratliff)
Tue Aug 27 03:38:25 1996
In-Reply-To: <0525638F:00587682.00@nsgw02opc.huntington.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:11:32 -0700
To: Keith.Sprochi@huntington.com, www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
From: Jim Ratliff <jim@virtualperfection.com>
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
At 10:05 AM -0700 8/23/96, Keith.Sprochi@huntington.com wrote:
> This is probably a ridiculous question, but here goes. Is there a simple
> way for a proxy server to
> find out what type of browser is being used on the client? I would like
> to be able to deny access
> based on what browser is being used for security and/or licensing
> reasons. I also want to avoid
> operating system dependent methods if possible.
Keith,
I know nothing about proxy servers. But I do know that if I want to know
what browser is hitting my site, I look at the HTTP_USER_AGENT
environmental variable.
Maybe this is of a little help.
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