=================== BUG #1399: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ================== http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1399&group_id=11
Changes by: Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2002-Oct-11 13:34 (America/New_York) ------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ---------------------------- First, let me be more clear; when I said "URLs the tracker sends out" I meant the ones that appear in the _email_ notifications, not on the web page; none of the emailed URLs use https:// they all use http://. Sorry, I didn't explain that well at all :-/. I'm using Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 with Galeon 1.2.5, with the Mozilla 1.0.0 engine. But, this is not a new thing; it's been happening for a few versions of each. And, it definitely doesn't work. In fact I just did it again: I have Galeon started and I'm looking at a Savannah page where I'm logged in. I got the email for the update to this bug and I clicked the "http://..."; link in the email. It opened a new tab in Galeon which pointed to this page, _BUT_ it said "you are not logged in", etc. I edited the URL box at the top to add the "s" to change it to "https://..."; and then I got to the same page, but this time I *am* logged in. I just started Netscape 4.77 and got the same behavior there as well. This is exactly what I did: * Start a new copy of the browser, to be sure no previous logins exist (I do _NOT_ check the "remember me" box when I log in). * In the URL box type "http://savannah.gnu.org"; (no quotes obviously). Hit RETURN. * You are now not logged in, on the Savannah homepage. Click the "login via SSL" link on the left. * In the login page enter your username/password. I have "stay in SSL" selected, but neither of the other two (enable for nongnu or remember me). * I now am sent to "https://savannah.gnu.org/my"; and I am logged in. * I now edit the URL box and remove the "s" and the "/my", so it says "http://savannah.gnu.org"; again. I hit RETURN (removing the /my is optional; if you don't do that you'll be sent back to the login screen). Now I'm staring at the Savannah main page, and again I'm not logged in! If I edit the URL back to have the "s", now I am logged in again. Etc. =================== BUG #1399: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT =================== Submitted by: psmith Project: Savannah Submitted on: 2002-Oct-11 12:42 Category: PHP Engine Severity: 5 - Average Priority: None Bug Group: None Resolution: Works for me Assigned to: yeupou Status: Open Effort: 0.00 Summary: Problems with login cookies: don't work with http, only https Original Submission: After I log in to Savannah, I have a cookie (I assume) that remembers my login. This is fine with one problem: it only seems to be available if I use the https (SSL) connection. If I type in a URL like http://savannah.gnu.org then my login is lost. It would be nice if the cookie could be available even for non-SSL connections, since most of my bookmarks, etc. use simple http://... If that can't be done, please modify the URLs that the trackers send out to use https://... instead of http://... so that when I get a new bug announcement I can click on the link and when it comes up in my browser it's using my existing login, rather than my having to edit the URL in the browser box to add the "s" to make it https://... Note that it's fine to connect with https://... addresses even if you're not logged in; it works the same. Follow-up Comments ******************* ------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2002-Oct-11 13:34 By: psmith First, let me be more clear; when I said "URLs the tracker sends out" I meant the ones that appear in the _email_ notifications, not on the web page; none of the emailed URLs use https:// they all use http://. Sorry, I didn't explain that well at all :-/. I'm using Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 with Galeon 1.2.5, with the Mozilla 1.0.0 engine. But, this is not a new thing; it's been happening for a few versions of each. And, it definitely doesn't work. In fact I just did it again: I have Galeon started and I'm looking at a Savannah page where I'm logged in. I got the email for the update to this bug and I clicked the "http://..."; link in the email. It opened a new tab in Galeon which pointed to this page, _BUT_ it said "you are not logged in", etc. I edited the URL box at the top to add the "s" to change it to "https://..."; and then I got to the same page, but this time I *am* logged in. I just started Netscape 4.77 and got the same behavior there as well. This is exactly what I did: * Start a new copy of the browser, to be sure no previous logins exist (I do _NOT_ check the "remember me" box when I log in). * In the URL box type "http://savannah.gnu.org"; (no quotes obviously). Hit RETURN. * You are now not logged in, on the Savannah homepage. Click the "login via SSL" link on the left. * In the login page enter your username/password. I have "stay in SSL" selected, but neither of the other two (enable for nongnu or remember me). * I now am sent to "https://savannah.gnu.org/my"; and I am logged in. * I now edit the URL box and remove the "s" and the "/my", so it says "http://savannah.gnu.org"; again. I hit RETURN (removing the /my is optional; if you don't do that you'll be sent back to the login screen). Now I'm staring at the Savannah main page, and again I'm not logged in! If I edit the URL back to have the "s", now I am logged in again. Etc. ------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2002-Oct-11 13:13 By: yeupou Cookies are set for the domain name, whatever the connection is secured or not. This is strange. Can you give details about the browser you are using? Also, note that when you are on a page with https, all the links should begin with https. If not, it's a bug. If you find a bug like this, please give us pointers to the concerned pages. CC list is empty No files currently attached For detailed info, follow this link: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1399&group_id=11
