I have a pre-exisitng CGI web application that needs to keep data very secure. We are running into an issue where caching of data between http sessions could help performance greatly.

The application uses standard CGI::BIN with basic mod_perl. MySQL database back end. There are two or three third party rest api calls that need to be made at least once a 'user session' (defined as when the user logs in, and until they are done). Looking through the options, I see a lot of talk about CGI::Session, CGI::SecureState and CGI::Cache. These all appear to be CGI like storable items.

I have looked but can not find any break down about which storage between http request sessions is recommended. Can someone point me towards such a break-down, or give experience about your use.

PS: I have tried standard search methods however running intoa bit of brick wall on getting started with true session saving with out cookies. It does need to be realitivly secure and fast, so memory storage may be best. Thank you for any hints/help.

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In reply to Best secure state saving in CGI application by Devanchya

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