Invalidate Logged Out Cookies

Invalidate Logged Out Cookies

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Invalidate Logged Out Cookies is a WP Plugin Package from the Open Source WP Plugins range This plugin will immediately invalidate your auth cookies when you manually log out.

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Due to lack of interest (both my own and based on the number of downloads) this plugin will not be updated for WP 3.0

WordPress’ auth cookies include a built-in expiration date (either 2 or 14 days depending on if the ‘Remember Me’ option is checked). Even if you remove the client-side cookie (by manually logging out or just closing your browser if ‘Remember Me’ wasn’t checked when logging in) the data that was stored within the cookie is still valid until the expiration date is reached.

This could be an issue if someone managed to “steal” your cookie(s). They would still be able to access your website for some time into the future.

This plugin will immediately invalidate your auth cookies when you manually log out. This, of course, also means that you have to manually click ‘Log out’ for this plugin to work properly (you can’t just close your browser to remove any cookies that expire at the end of the session). This won’t prevent session hijacking, but should limit the amount of time that an attacker can access your website.

Download & install the zip archive

The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.

1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.

2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.

3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.

Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.

Invalidate Logged Out Cookies

typePlugin
version0.1.1
descriptionThis plugin will immediately invalidate your auth cookies when you manually log out.