title: Encrypting Session ID
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22880/what-is-the-best-way-to-prevent-session-hijacking">What is the best way to prevent session hijacking?</a><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2840559/is-encrypting-session-id-or-other-authenticate-value-in-cookie-useful-at-all">Is encrypting session id (or other authenticate value) in cookie useful at all?</a>  </p>
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  <p>My session handler stores the session ID in a cookie and returns the value of the cookie to use as a reference to the database.</p>
  
  <p>My question is short and simple. Should I encrypt the session ID in the cookie or would this be pointless?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks! :)</p>