NAME
Apache::Session::Generate::Random - use system randomness for generating session ids
SYNOPSIS
use Apache::Session::Flex;
tie %sessions, 'Apache::Session::Flex', $id, {
Store => 'Postgres',
Lock => 'Null',
Generate => 'Random',
Serialize => 'Base64',
};
DESCRIPTION
This module extends Apache::Session to create secure random session ids using the system's source of randomness.
REQUIREMENTS
This module lists the following modules as runtime dependencies:
- Crypt::SysRandom
- perl version 5.006 or later
- strict
- warnings
See the cpanfile file for the full list of prerequisites.
INSTALLATION
The latest version of this module (along with any dependencies) can be installed from CPAN with the cpan tool that is included with Perl:
cpan Apache::Session::Generate::Random
You can also extract the distribution archive and install this module (along with any dependencies):
cpan .
You can also install this module manually using the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
If you are working with the source repository, then it may not have a Makefile.PL file. But you can use the Dist::Zilla tool in anger to build and install this module:
dzil build
dzil test
dzil install --install-command="cpan ."
For more information, see How to install CPAN modules.
SUPPORT
Only the latest version of this module will be supported.
This module should work on very old Perl versions, such as v5.6.0. However, only Perl versions released in the last ten years will be supported.
Reporting Bugs and Submitting Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Apache-Session-Generate-Random/issues
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
If the bug you are reporting has security implications which make it inappropriate to send to a public issue tracker,
then see SECURITY.md for instructions how to report security vulnerabilities.
SOURCE
The development version is on github at https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Apache-Session-Generate-Random and may be cloned from git://github.com/robrwo/perl-Apache-Session-Generate-Random.git
AUTHOR
Robert Rothenberg rrwo@cpan.org
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by Robert Rothenberg.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)