Re: Session termination Issues when using IE7 from a Win XP

One other detail, the Zope session expires after 20 minutes, so even
if the IE user doesn't logout, in 20 minutes it'll happen.

2007/12/27, Hugo Angel <[email protected]>:
> Thanks Kit for the answer.
>
> Our best wishes also for a Happy New Year for all the SIlva Community
>
>
> On Dec 27, 2007 1:16 PM, kit BLAKE <[email protected] > wrote:
> > 2007/12/27, Hugo Angel <[email protected] >:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hello Developers,
> > >
> > > We are working in a Silva 2.0.1 system over Zope 2.10.4 . We know, from
> the
> > > session management viewpoint, that differences exists in the behaviour
> when
> > > the system is accessed using Firefox or  IE7 from an Win XP  workstation
> > >
> > > In the FFox case, everything runs smoothly after logging out using
> > > (/silva_root/manage_zmi_logout) and following the standard zope
> procedure,
> > > the session is terminatted and the authenticated user is in fact logs
> out.
> > >
> > > But when accessing the system using IE7, the story is different. After
> the
> > > logout procedure is done, EVEN after manually clearing cookies, cache
> and
> > > all allowed by the browser, the workstation prevents the user from
> actually
> > > logout y he/she can keep accessing information since his/her name and
> role
> > > are still recognized by Silva.
> > >
> > > We would appreciate very much this if any of you can point us where to
> look
> > > to overcome this issue?
> >
> > This is a known, and real problem in IE with Zope-based sessions. Of
> > course one can quit the browser, but that's inconvenient. The
> > workaround is to, when the login dialog appears, enter a bad password
> > or username. Then you will really be logged out. How clunky....
> >
> > This works from the SMI also, via the logout link in the lower right
> > hand corner of every screen.
> >
> > Best wishes for the New Year :)
> >
> > Kit
> >
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>
>
> --
> Hola :
>
> Saludos,
>
>
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