Method and apparatus for securing a cookie cache in a data processing system

摘要

A method and apparatus in a data processing system for providing access to resources within the data processing system. A request is received from a requestor to access a resource in the data processing system. A cookie is sent to the requestor, wherein the cookie is used to access the resource. An identification of the requestor and the cookie is stored to form a stored identification and a stored cookie. Responsive to receiving a subsequent cookie from a source, an identification of the source and the cookie is compared with the stored identification and the stored cookie. Responsive to a match between the identification of the source and the cookie and the stored identification and the stored cookie, access to the resource is allowed.