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Is URL token safe?
Well the token is secure when being passed through SSL. The problem you are going to have is that it is avilable to people (those who it is not intended for) by being able to view the URL. If it’s private information like SSN I don’t think I would send a URL through email.
What is a URL token?
URL tokens let websites share data. In addition to a basic address, such as “amazon.com,” the URL may include a data token that a Web server uses to identify you or your session. This allows the server to deliver more sophisticated, consistent and customized information.
Why do you need a token for a URL?
Depending on how sensitive the data is you might not want your IT people having access to all the tokens. Additionally the URL with the query string would be saved in your user’s history, allowing other users of the same machine to access the URL.
Is it safe to use a token in a HTTPS request?
After that is the risk of brute force attacks on the tokens, which (lacking the structure of a real authentication mechanism) are likely to be more vulnerable than a well-constructed username and password setup. There are no issues at all with the parameters in a https request, incidentally. As it is, it would be a bad idea.
Are there risks in using user authentication tokens?
It’s a risk and reality for international fortune companies (e.g. Quora.com and Marriot) with access to millions of user’s records face—experiencing massive sensitive data breaches. Even if we consider this past decade as a “Golden Age” of technology, the truth is that none of the new tech-stack will remedy the issue of human error.
How to generate random unique and secure token in WebAPI?
You can read more about this object on the MSDN page itself. If you are using the token only for the sake of authentication, like OAuth etc. Then I would recommend using the Guid object, to create a new unique string for every device. It has a size of 128 bits (2 128 + 1) is a huge amount.