Logging out of a site that has no Log Out

[Adapa]

(5th November 2009 21:54)kfaulhaber Wrote:  The concept of being "logged in" to a web site is a human thing. HTTP is a stateless protocol. Once a page is done loading you are no longer connected to any server, regardless if you are "logged in" or not. With few exceptions, all logout buttons do is remove a cookie from your browser which your browser uses to identify you to the web site whenever you request a page. The reason quitting your browser works is that most session cookies are set without an expiration date, so your browser automatically clears them out at exit time. You can achieve the same effect by deleting the cookies yourself.

In any case, you can rest safe knowing there is nothing malicious going on.

Having said that...although it's not malicious it is very poor design. I generally steer clear of sites where it's obvious people don't know what they're doing.

[MISTA_VISTA]

(5th November 2009 23:57)Adapa Wrote:  

(5th November 2009 21:54)kfaulhaber Wrote:  The concept of being "logged in" to a web site is a human thing. HTTP is a stateless protocol. Once a page is done loading you are no longer connected to any server, regardless if you are "logged in" or not. With few exceptions, all logout buttons do is remove a cookie from your browser which your browser uses to identify you to the web site whenever you request a page. The reason quitting your browser works is that most session cookies are set without an expiration date, so your browser automatically clears them out at exit time. You can achieve the same effect by deleting the cookies yourself.

In any case, you can rest safe knowing there is nothing malicious going on.

Having said that...although it's not malicious it is very poor design. I generally steer clear of sites where it's obvious people don't know what they're doing.

Well you saying that It seems as though the "log out" has been "put back" , but I do have some suspicions about some of the "staff" on the particular site ie Mods / Admins ...so yeah , think I'll give it a miss .

thanx .