From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:59:31 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: re the openid_provider cookie
X-Git-Tag: 3.20101112~45
X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/commitdiff_plain/cb45d3cf44760411746414ba1218c925ad097149?hp=313a28b8f68b76aee4b94413e4e9d47dca93a34e

re the openid_provider cookie
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/logout_in_ikiwiki.mdwn b/doc/bugs/logout_in_ikiwiki.mdwn
index 3ca85fddc..d9b6df677 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/logout_in_ikiwiki.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/logout_in_ikiwiki.mdwn
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ It looks like there is no way to logout of ikiwiki at present, meaning that if y
 >> (I'd argue also in favor of the openid_provider cookie expiring 
 >>  in less time than it does now, and being session based)
 
+>>> (The `openid_provider` cookie is purely a convenience cookie to
+>>> auto-select the user's openid provider the next time they log
+>>> in. As such, it cannot be a session cookie. It does not provide any
+>>> personally-identifying information so it should not really matter 
+>>> when it expires.) --[[Joey]]
+
 >> It would be nice to move navigational elements to the upper right corner 
 >> of the page...