by loftar » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:36 am
Oh, I see, you hadn't clicked the "Forget Me" button. Now I understand your original post. :)
But indeed, that is as it should. The "Remember Me" functionality doesn't actually save your password; rather, it saves a little cryptographic cookie that can be used on the next log in. I did that for extra security, so that the password isn't actually saved or transmitted in clear text anywhere (except on the web page, where I have little choice). The cookie itself isn't reset by changing the password. On the other hand, it's more secure than saving the password, because there can only be one saved cookie for each user account.
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