JIRA 4.3 : Clearing 'Remember my login' Tokens
This page last changed on Oct 11, 2010 by ggaskell.
On this page: IntroductionWhen a user logs in to a JIRA site, they have the option of making JIRA remember their login on a specific computer and browser, by selecting the 'Remember my login...' check box before they click the 'Log In' button. Upon doing so, a 'Remember my login' token is stored by the JIRA server and a cookie containing this token is set in the user's browser. A user who revisits a JIRA site from the same computer and browser, will automatically be logged in if JIRA detects that one of the user's 'Remember my login' tokens has a matching token contained in one of that browser's cookies. If the user logs out of JIRA, the 'Remember my login' token (which matches the relevant browser cookie) is cleared from the JIRA server. To maximise and maintain the security of your JIRA site, JIRA provides features for:
These features are especially useful in situations where users have been accessing your JIRA site in a public environment, selected the 'Remember by login...' check box before logging in, but have forgotten to log out.
Clearing 'Remember my login' Tokens from a User ProfileA JIRA user can clear all of their own 'Remember my login' tokens from JIRA through their user profile. To do this:
Clearing a User's 'Remember my login' Tokens from the Administration ConsoleJIRA administrators can clear all 'Remember my login' tokens associated with any user's account through the JIRA administration console. To do this:
Clearing all 'Remember my login' Tokens from the JIRA siteJIRA administrators can also clear all 'Remember my login' tokens from their JIRA site through JIRA's administration console. To do this:
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