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Re: Browser fingerprinting?

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Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I googled the archives of this ng, but didn't find much.
> 
> I'd like to find some good PHP code that does what Panopticlick does,
> namely uniquely identify a user's browser even when they connect as
> anonymously as they can, ie. either in incognito mode or by running a
> browser in a virtual host:
> 
> www.lifehacker.com/5458513/panopticlick-shows-how-easy-your-browser-is-to-track
> 
> The goal is to keep trolls away from a site. As there aren't that many
> browser available, they should tire quickly, profited they even think
> of installing another browser.
> 
> Is there some code PHP code for that?
> 
> Thank you.

Look at the PHP documentation for the get_browser function.

Be sure to read all the notes.

FYI it is rather trivial to fake what browser is in use.



-- 
Jim Pennino

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Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-12 23:56 +0200
  Re: Browser fingerprinting? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-09-12 22:26 +0000
    Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-13 00:38 +0200
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-13 00:43 +0200
        Re: Browser fingerprinting? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-09-12 23:29 +0000
          Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-13 09:23 +0200
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-09-13 09:32 -0400
    Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-13 19:13 -0400
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-09-14 01:30 +0200
  Re: Browser fingerprinting? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2013-09-12 22:19 +0000
  Re: Browser fingerprinting? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-09-12 20:31 -0400
    Re: Browser fingerprinting? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-09-13 06:59 +0200
  Re: Browser fingerprinting? Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-09-13 05:04 +0200
    Re: Browser fingerprinting? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-09-12 22:49 -0700
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-09-13 09:35 -0400
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-09-13 08:42 -0600
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-15 20:57 +0200
    Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-13 09:22 +0200
      Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-13 19:30 -0400
        Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-09-15 00:11 +0200
          Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-15 16:27 -0400
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-09-15 21:07 -0500
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2013-09-16 11:36 +0200
              Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-17 20:02 -0400
                Re: Browser fingerprinting? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-09-17 22:47 -0500
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-09-16 06:13 -0400
              Re: Browser fingerprinting? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-09-16 11:03 +0000
                Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-17 20:11 -0400
              Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-17 20:06 -0400
                Re: Browser fingerprinting? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-18 01:33 +0100
          Re: Browser fingerprinting? Marc van Lieshout <invalid@example.com> - 2013-09-17 22:53 +0200
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-09-17 20:20 -0400
            Re: Browser fingerprinting? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-09-18 05:06 +0000
              Re: Browser fingerprinting? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-09-18 06:09 -0700
                Re: Browser fingerprinting? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-09-18 18:24 +0200

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