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Using SSL private key for cookie's HMAC

Subject: Using SSL private key for cookie's HMAC
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:42:36 -0500
I'm pondering a design question regarding a web application that is to operate over SSL. We want to include an HMAC in our cookies to prevent tampering. To produce an HMAC, the server must be configured with a private key.

Since the website operates with SSL, the server already *has* a private key available: the private key of its SSL certificate. Is there any harm in using this same private key for producing the HMACs as well?

Thanks,
Simon

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