XF 1.2 remember_key

[Tyrone Chicken]

In the table user_authenticate there is a column called remember key, what is it used for? I'm guessing its for the "keep me logged in" option, but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[Liam W]

In the table user_authenticate there is a column called remember key, what is it used for? I'm guessing its for the "keep me logged in" option, but I'm not entirely sure.

Yes, that'll be it. It's probably a session key, or something of the like.

Someone else may be able to give a definitive answer.

 

[Jeremy]

The cookie that is set after a user selects Remember Me contains the following information:
user_id,remember_key

The key is used to authenticate a user via this method and prevent spoofing of the login. If it was just user_id, anyone could say, login as me just by setting the cookie to include my ID.