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by gcorne 4981 days ago
When did the term "nonce" start being used in web application development to refer to a token that expires after a period of time instead of being a true one-time use number/token?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_nonce
2 comments
durin42 4981 days ago
They could both be one-time-use nonces and additionally have an expiration date. That was how I read the statement, but maybe that was generous.
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Evbn 4981 days ago
Nonces are one time use in webapps, unless bad bug.
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gcorne 4981 days ago
WordPress uses them in a similar way to how it sounds like Facebook is using them. I wonder how many others are misusing the term.
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