Logoff buttons let you actively destroy server sessions, do housekeeping
on the server and maybe even run codes on the client side. Also it is a
user physiological thing that they want to see a logoff button.
/Gill
-----Original Message-----
From: test.future@gmail.com [mailto:test.future@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:41 PM
To: webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: Is logoff feature necessary
We have a web applicaiton which do not have logoff button. The developer
claims that it is unnecessary, since the session can be terminated by
closing the browser. Is it correct? Thanks.
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