Although it is aimed at mod_perl and not CGI.pm in particular, Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C offers a complete chapter about maintaining state. The chapter includes techniques using hidden fields, cookies, and database methods, as well as techniques for checksum comparisons and encryption. Good stuff. :)

Jeff

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