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Snapzu login

Hey,

I'm not sure where to post this, so if this doesn't belong here, please point me in the right direction. When you login to Snapzu from more than one computer or device, you are logged out from the previously logged in device automatically. I think I know why.

The admins are storing a hash/key for our login session in a single location. Most likely right on our row in the Accounts/Users table. This isn't good because when you login from another computer, or a phone, it changes that hash. When it does that, the saved session on your other computer is instantly logged out.

I have an upstairs laptop I use to sit on my deck. A downstairs computer I use for when I'm inside working. A mobile phone for everywhere else. And it's AMAZINGLY annoying to have to sign in as I bounce from one to another (as I do all day.) I go back and forth between computer and phone 10 maybe 20 times a day. It makes Snapzu almost unusable for me.

The way to handle authenticated sessions is to store them in a Many to One table which links back to the Accounts/Username table. This way, each user can have multiple sign-ins stored without overwriting their previous session. Let me know if you have any questions with this. Thanks!

8 years ago by gtwy with 3 comments

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  • NameTaken
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    The way you could get round it for now is to get the browser to remember the password and username so you don't have to manually type it out all the time.