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Accounts
Version

0.1

Started

20 February, 2018

Released

23 August, 2018

Summary

Replaces classic login/logout handling, and introduces security improvements.

Status

Released

GitHub Release https://github.com/cul-it/arxiv-auth/releases/tag/accounts-0.1
Milestone A1: Login & Distributed Sessions

Accounts version 0.1 (Released)

Start date: 20 February, 2018; release date: 23 August, 2018

Source code:  https://github.com/cul-it/arxiv-auth/releases/tag/accounts-0.1

User authentication views (login/logout) are handled by an implementation of the accounts service (NG application). In addition to supporting the classic authentication and session mechanisms, the login/logout views also create and destroy parallel sessions in distributed session store. This allows users to seamlessly interact with services running both on-premises and in the cloud.

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  • Security enhancements related to user sessions.
  • Removes support for permanent login token.