I just released version 1 of a new project of mine on OpenNTF. It is called “Auto Logins for IBM Domino/ XWork server“. You can use the application to add a “Remember me” option to any Domino/ XWork login screen. Based on an application setting the server can remember you for a number of days. When you re-visit the server, it recognizes you and will automatically log you in.
This is a great feature for any web (XPage) application, especially mobile web applications: it will make using the application a lot easier/ user friendlier.
The application uses the LTPA generator snippet that has recently been published on the XSnippet site by Serdar Başeğmez (thanks Serdar!). The algorithm that has been used for the remember me feature is described here.
I’ve written the application using a (customized) standard Domino login form and a couple of XPages (using managed beans). The user logging in is remembered by sending him a cookie. That cookie contains a token that is validated against a database of (hashed) tokens, including an expiration date. Note that the user’s password isn’t stored in any way or used in the cookie.
Update: The 1.0 release had local database encryption enabled. Download v1.01 for the version without encryption.
