Articles tagged with "remember"

'Remember me' - a component to add upon basic auth

By Irina Dumitrascu

A simpler component on the same lines: http://dsi.vozibrale.com/articles/view/rememberme-component-the-final-word



This component works on top of the basic auth component and provides an 'remember me' option.

The fact that the user is logged in is stored in cookies - no need for additional database tables.
It is stored together with secret verification codes so it cannot be faked by changing the cookies => it is secure.
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