Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Jeff - I keep being randomly logged out over the last few days...
Logout Issues
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bocadillo
Water Gypsy
It's happened to me twice. I had been worrying how I managed it.
Matt_B
Well-Known Member
I just noticed whilst looking at my cookies for this site Jeff, to see if that is the issue, that BBulletin stores user id and password. Even though the password is MD5 encrypted (it looks like) surely this could be a potential security threat? I know you didn't write it btw.
Yorkshire Vixen
Active Member
its been the same for me and sometimes when i click onto a thread/post it says it cannot display page but when you refresh page its ok again
The cookie is only put on your PC if you tick the 'remember me' box when you log in, and the cookie is deleted when you log out.
The forum FAQ advises people not to use this if the computer is in a shared environment, but if the computer is secure there's no risk.
If you' think people can access your computer there are probably more important things to worry about than people being able to log in to TB as you!
Matt_B
Well-Known Member
They can't, it's not so much a problem as just a thing I noticed. Our coding practise is to use a token with the id instead of the password, that way if somehow people grab it, it isn't as much of an issue. Just different practises I guess.
The password is MD5 encrypted, then a salt (which is only stored in the database) is added, then it's MD5 encrypted again. So it's not something that can be cracked.
This is probably more secure, as it means if the password is changed the cookie will no longer allow access. Just storing the user ID would allow someone with the cookie to access the site even if the password had been changed.
Matt_B
Well-Known Member
true, it does mean that the password can never be recovered though, which is something our clients ask for. swings and roundabouts, I remove my original argument
Yorkshire Vixen
Active Member
how can i access tb on ie, ive not been able to do so since the site was updated
Is IE using some weird proxy settings?
What message do you see when you try to access the site?
Yorkshire Vixen
Active Member
says internet explorer cannot display page
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Anyone else got any issues they'd like to hijack the thread with? :icon_roll
newtonfox
Active Member
Yorkshire Vixen
Active Member
well sorry i dont think anyone noticed that this was the 'Durham & Jeff's Posts Only' thread :icon_roll
highland fox
New Member
I've been logged out for no reason 3 times today
highland fox
New Member
It keeps logging me out when I click on certain threads
highland fox
New Member
The Weather Thread and I am yeah.Its the only way I can access the Site on this Computer
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Why on earth would you assume that comment was aimed at you? :icon_conf
Still happening for me.
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