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Bug 198563 - Let the bugzilla authentification cookie last longer
Summary: Let the bugzilla authentification cookie last longer
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Community
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: Bugzilla (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Eclipse Webmaster CLA
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Blocks: 199663
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Reported: 2007-08-01 13:40 EDT by Antoine Toulmé CLA
Modified: 2007-09-28 14:15 EDT (History)
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Description Antoine Toulmé CLA 2007-08-01 13:40:54 EDT 
Could it be possible to change the cookie duration to 24h? 

Alternatively, would it be possible to use a "Remember me" option, that would set the cookie duration to 2 weeks ?
Comment 1 Denis Roy CLA 2007-08-14 08:47:34 EDT 
I'm not sure what you're talking about -- I never need to login, and my cookie expires sometime in 2037.

When logging in, make sure you clear the checkbox for improved security if you log in from multiple computers.
Comment 2 Boris Bokowski CLA 2007-09-28 10:53:26 EDT 
I have to log-in frequently (at least every two days, sometimes more often).  What can I do to help you investigate what is going on?

I do login from several computers, and I always clear the checkbox.
Comment 3 Denis Roy CLA 2007-09-28 13:25:32 EDT 
(In reply to comment #2)
> What can I do to help you investigate what is going on?

There's something preventing one of your browsers from keeping or transmitting the cookie. I've tried to reproduce this every way from Sunday and I can't. Each of  the browsers I used on each of my physical Internet connections preserves the cookie, which is set to expire in 2037.  

If this was a problem on the server side, it would affect more than two people. There's nothing else I can do here.
Comment 4 Kim Horne CLA 2007-09-28 14:15:12 EDT 
This is affecting me as well.  I have to log in every morning and every night (if I'm checking from home) and sometimes even in the middle of the day.  I use the same browser on the same computer in both locations.  I use Firefox 2.0.0.7 with a spattering of plug-ins, the most notable of which are Greasemonkey, Web Developer,  Fire FTP, and del.icio.us bookmarks.