Question

I’m implementing “Remember Me” feature, I want the user to not have to enter login/password again.

It’s seems to work in local, but in a shared hosting, It last for about 15 minutes then logout. Here is the code:

controller:

FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie("username", true);

Web.config:

<authentication mode="Forms" >
    <forms loginUrl="~/Account/LogOn" timeout="262974" cookieless="UseCookies" />
</authentication>
<sessionState mode="InProc" timeout="262974" cookieless="UseCookies" />

EDIT

I’ve added the sessionState, but still the same problem, working on local and not on the server?

what am I missing?

Answer 1

I finally found the solution, I had to use StateServer instead of InProc and also a machine key, Here is the full solution:

Controller:

FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie("username", true);

Web.config:

<authentication mode="Forms" >
    <forms loginUrl="~/Account/LogOn" timeout="262974" cookieless="UseCookies" />
</authentication>

<sessionState mode="StateServer" timeout="262974" cookieless="UseCookies" />

<machineKey validationKey="5BAE63F50C69C1BBB7BFC2E696674389C307E28E9DEB60FB273B85CAD8FC3C2261FB13DF92B90A99C6EB684FDB1F6E3E92E1A42083EB77B5918126DD52245FB5" decryptionKey="11F6FE0C790413FFF3E230387168016B212216DEF727C4157CDDD0558BEAE5B7" validation="SHA1" decryption="AES" />

I have a shared hosting with Arvixe and it’s in their Support where I found the solution: support.arvixe.com