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SEC-1638: Added paragraph to docs explaining that for complete security, an app should not switch out of HTTPS at all.

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Luke Taylor 2010-12-17 17:34:08 +00:00
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<port-mapping http="9080" https="9443"/>
</port-mappings>
</http>]]>
</programlisting><!--You can find a more in-depth discussion of channel security
in <xref xlink:href="#channel-security"/--></para>
</programlisting>
Note that in order to be truly secure, an application should not use HTTP at all or switch
between HTTP and HTTPS. It should start in HTTPS (with the user entering an HTTPS URL) and
use a secure connection throughout to avoid any possibility of man-in-the-middle attacks.
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="ns-session-mgmt">
<title>Session Management</title>