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# asp-classic-redis-session

Provides a way to change the default Asp Classic Session State to a Redis Session aproach.

Usage

• Clone this repo to \inetpub\wwwroot\redis-session
• Create some Environment Variables
  • APP_SALT : Some encrypted string to be used to generate the cookie
  • REDIS_CONN : The Redis Connection String (See this to understand)
• Go to http://localhost/redis-session/start_session_example.asp that simulates a successfull login
• Then go to http://localhost/redis-session/internal_page_example.asp
• Test the logout in http://localhost/redis-session/logout_example.asp

How it works

Redis Connection

Using redis-com-client to connect the Asp Classic to Redis server.

1) Login

• When the user does the login, we create a encrypted cookie containing the user_id or the key
• On every request we decode that key to get back the user_id

2) Retrieve a session value

• Once we have the user_id extracted from a cookie, we can ask for a redis server some session variable

Ok, now you can use some cool features such as AWS Load Balancer and Auto Scaling, since the Asp Session State will not be attached to a single instance anymore :)