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What is meaning of "Remember Me" functionality on login page?

I want to include "Remember Me" functionality on login page but I don't know its actual meaning (how its work). I have seen different uses at many websites but I didn't get its actual meaning.

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Naresh Ramoliya Avatar asked Aug 07 '14 13:08

Naresh Ramoliya


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Some web applications may need a "Remember Me" functionality. This means that, after a user login, user will have access from same machine to all its data even after session expired. This access will be possible until user does a logout.

From here Using Cookies to implement a RememberMe functionality

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Adrian Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 02:09

Adrian