[AWS] AWS server and cookies
Micha³ Morawski
morawski@zskl.zsk.p.lodz.pl
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 16:43:10 +0100
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The AWS exam server does NOT serve simple questions. Most of them are =
created dynamicaly and randomly selected from rather large set, so =
probability of the same set for neighbour student is close to zero.
Second - the server must both cooperate with Apache and be standalone =
(this is organization matter)
Third The submit cannot be redirected directly to Apache because the =
result of exam must be evaluated, where most of questions are generated =
on demand of particular student. Therefore AFTER evaluation, the results =
are passed to Apache (but not questions, bad and good answers etc.)
The exam server rather cannot be implemented as an applet because applet =
is to easy to reverse egineering.
BTW. I have another problem with cookie.
Please imagine, yuo uses some server and you set some settings. Then, =
next day you want to continue to collaborate with the server, but your =
settings are lost.
I have an idea, to set a cookie on the client where settings are stored, =
so settings is kept even if server is restarted, and - more important - =
to limit memory an time consumption by the server (The server works as a =
simple SCADA, so it consumes many of computer resources), where many =
users observe different signals.
Do you think, my idea is correct?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The AWS exam server does NOT serve =
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questions. Most of them are created dynamicaly and randomly selected =
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large set, so probability of the same set for neighbour student is close =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Second - the server must both cooperate =
with Apache=20
and be standalone (this is organization matter)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Third The submit cannot be redirected =
directly to=20
Apache because the result of exam must be evaluated, where most of =
questions are=20
generated on demand of particular student. Therefore AFTER evaluation, =
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results are passed to Apache (but not questions, bad and good answers=20
etc.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The exam server rather cannot be =
implemented as an=20
applet because applet is to easy to reverse egineering.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BTW. I have another problem with=20
cookie.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please imagine, yuo uses some server =
and you set=20
some settings. Then, next day you want to continue to collaborate with =
the=20
server, but your settings are lost.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have an idea, to set a cookie on the =
client where=20
settings are stored, so settings is kept even if server is restarted, =
and - more=20
important - to limit memory an time consumption by the server (The =
server works=20
as a simple SCADA, so it consumes many of computer resources), where =
many users=20
observe different signals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Do you think, my idea is =
correct?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2><BR>############################################<BR>## Micha=B3 =
Morawski<BR>## 95-200 Pabianice, Sempo=B3owskiej 5 m 13<BR>## tel/fax =
++48 42=20
2262228<BR>############################################<BR>I like =
looking at=20
geniuses, and listening to beautiful people - lubi=EA przygl=B1da=E6 =
si=EA geniuszom i=20
przys=B3uchiwa=E6 si=EA pi=EAknym ludziom. Oscar =
Wilde.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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