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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 cloudReplaces classic login/logout handling, and introduces security improvements.
Features
Integration with the classic authentication system to support legacy user sessions.
- Integration with distributed session store to support authn/z on NG components.
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- Security enhancements related to user sessions.
- Removes support for permanent login token.