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Financier App => Feature Requests => Topic started by: Bruce on November 03, 2016, 07:54:51 AM

Title: Inactivity Timeout
Post by: Bruce on November 03, 2016, 07:54:51 AM
It might be a good idea to have the system log the user out automatically after a period of inactivity if this hasn't already been addressed. I unfortunately need this sometimes.  :-[
Title: Re: Inactivity Timeout
Post by: asromzek on November 03, 2016, 09:22:11 AM
Logging out only appears to disable the syncing function, so I assume you want it to automatically log out and remove local budgets? I wouldn't want to have to do a full sync again every time I log in. I think a mechanism for logging out and locking the budget, without removing data, would have to be implemented for this to work well?
Title: Re: Inactivity Timeout
Post by: Bruce on November 03, 2016, 09:57:59 AM
Quote from: asromzek on November 03, 2016, 09:22:11 AM
Logging out only appears to disable the syncing function, so I assume you want it to automatically log out and remove local budgets? I wouldn't want to have to do a full sync again every time I log in. I think a mechanism for logging out and locking the budget, without removing data, would have to be implemented for this to work well?

Yeah all good points. I'm not savvy enough to know the solution unfortunately. I just know some (read me) might need the assistance of something to protect ourselves from leaving sensitive data in an open browser. With that it may not be feasible and something I just need to secure myself manually.
Title: Re: Inactivity Timeout
Post by: Alex on November 03, 2016, 12:16:58 PM
After one week of inactivity, your session is invalidated and you're effectively logged out. If you visit Financier at any point before then, your session is extended by a week.

Note that even though you're logged out, your budget data is still persisted on the device.

Many shared computers automatically clear your browser cache etc when you log out/finish, but you should always remember to "log out and remove local budgets" when you're done using the shared computer.