Hi
I am using a cookie based authentication scheme.
Cookie expires therefore login again. ( like the ticket master example in
O'reilly's.)
I noticed that the MS Explorer remembers both username and corresponding
password, making the cookie based authentication system useless.
(closing and
I noticed that the MS Explorer remembers both username and corresponding
password, making the cookie based authentication system useless.
(closing and reopening all windows does not help)
pure evil..!! (IMHO)
I don't use exploder very often...
is this really true..??
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at
Yes, it is true.
Internet Explorer stores username and password values passed through
the Basic Auth dialog as well as anything entered into text fields or
text boxes. Netscape 6 also incorporates these same "features."
I am not certain *where* these values are stored or how they are
stored.
