keybase / keybase/keybase-issues

Session cookie does not expire reasonably.

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Description

The session cookie I have right now expires April of 2015.

For a security-centric webapp, this seems stupendously long. I'd be much more comfortable with a timeout of something like an hour assuming no activity. That's longer than a bank, shorter than Facebook.

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Start by locating the session-cookie configuration and checking how its expiry is calculated. The issue's proposed outcome is an inactivity timeout of about one hour, but the payload names no file, test, or entry point; verify the behavior with the relevant session or authentication tests.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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