Zend Framework: Zend_Session_ValidatorMagicString Component Proposal

Proposed Component Name	Zend_Session_ValidatorMagicString
Developer Notes	http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFDEV/Zend_Session_ValidatorMagicString
Proposers	FractalizeR@yandex.ru
Revision	1.0 - 13 November 2007: Initial release (wiki revision: 3)

Table of Contents

1. Overview

Zend_Session_ValidatorMagicString is almost a copy of Zend_Session_ValidatorHttpUserAgent with an exception, that it stores a custom value in client's cookie on session creation and verifies it on every session resume

2. References

• Component Page on SourceForge.net

3. Component Requirements, Constraints, and Acceptance Criteria

Nothing special requried to use this component

• This component will not save any data using Zend_Cache or the filesystem. All transient data will be saved using Zend_Session and client cookies

4. Dependencies on Other Framework Components

• Zend_Session

5. Theory of Operation

The component is instantized by executing Zend_Sesion::registerValidator(new Zend_Session_Validator_MagicString('Key', 'Value'));

6. Milestones / Tasks

The component is so simple, that it does not require any milestones

7. Class Index

• Zend_Session_ValidatorMagicString

8. Use Cases

UC-01	You want to validate session against custom cookie value stored at session creation

9. Class Skeletons