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Subject:  /redirect.aspx impact on web stats
Author:   WebSecurity:   view profile | all posts by this author | add to favourites
Date:   17:02:28 15 January 2008
 
I was going to look at this page to see if the redirect correctly sends a 'permanent redirect' header, since this will affect how Google and other search engines view the link.

But I tried the website today, and it all seems to have gone.  Even the home page address is returning a server error message on screen.  By the way, everyone should trap these types of messages and render a more user-friendly page since they give away information about the web site, which could be used by someone maliciously.

Note that redirect scripts can sometimes introduce unforeseen security problems, especially if they allow redirecting to a different website.  You may want to check whether this is possible.

Any analysis of the web stats should take these redirects into account - whether your analysis does or not, would require more information.

Colin Watson
Technical Director
Watson Hall Ltd information security
 
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