0 Session Tracking using URL Rewriting in JAVA

The below given is the core idea of Session Tracking using URL Rewriting in JAVA

• Client appends some extra data on the end of each URL that identifies the session
• Server associates that identifier with data it has stored about that session

E.g. http://host/filePath/fileName.html;jsessionid=1234

Advantages of Session Tracking using URL Rewriting

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Disadvantages of Session Tracking using URL Rewriting

• Must encode all URLs that refer to your own site
• All pages must be dynamically generated
• Fails for bookmarks and links from other sites