Session expiration issues with various browsers
For a while now, I have been having issues with several websites, which tell me either just after logging in, or after one or two clicks, that my session has expired and I need to log in again.
Problem history: At first I thought it was the website's fault. After it occurred on several unrelated websites, I thought it was Chrome's fault as for at least some of these websites, the problem did not occur when using Firefox. Then later I found a website where also Firefox (or Microsoft Edge) didn't work, and I thought it had to do specifically with that website. But now I have encountered the same issue, for all my browsers, on at least two unrelated websites (namely https://www.sbb.ch and https://www.digid.nl).
Can anyone tell me what is causing these issues? And how do I prevent this, so that I can actually use these websites again?
What I have tried: So far I have tried removing cookies for these websites in different browsers, but the problem remains. I am also positive that my name/password combination is correct on both. If I use a different combination, it specifically tells me the combination is incorrect. As mentioned, I have tried these websites using Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, all while using Windows 10. I do not have any specific additional firewalls installed as far as I know. I'm usually accessing the internet via a semi-public WiFi network (password-protected) hosted by the apartment complex I'm living in, if that's relevant.
Edit: To add to the above: the same websites do work properly when accessing them from work (with a different machine, on a different network). So either the problem is related to my machine, or to the network used to access these sites.
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For a while now, I have been having issues with several websites, which tell me either just after logging in, or after one or two clicks, that my session has expired and I need to log in again.
Problem history: At first I thought it was the website's fault. After it occurred on several unrelated websites, I thought it was Chrome's fault as for at least some of these websites, the problem did not occur when using Firefox. Then later I found a website where also Firefox (or Microsoft Edge) didn't work, and I thought it had to do specifically with that website. But now I have encountered the same issue, for all my browsers, on at least two unrelated websites (namely https://www.sbb.ch and https://www.digid.nl).
Can anyone tell me what is causing these issues? And how do I prevent this, so that I can actually use these websites again?
What I have tried: So far I have tried removing cookies for these websites in different browsers, but the problem remains. I am also positive that my name/password combination is correct on both. If I use a different combination, it specifically tells me the combination is incorrect. As mentioned, I have tried these websites using Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, all while using Windows 10. I do not have any specific additional firewalls installed as far as I know. I'm usually accessing the internet via a semi-public WiFi network (password-protected) hosted by the apartment complex I'm living in, if that's relevant.
Edit: To add to the above: the same websites do work properly when accessing them from work (with a different machine, on a different network). So either the problem is related to my machine, or to the network used to access these sites.
google-chrome firefox browser cookies session
asked Feb 19 '17 at 14:53
TMMTMM
10614
So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16
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For a while now, I have been having issues with several websites, which tell me either just after logging in, or after one or two clicks, that my session has expired and I need to log in again.
Problem history: At first I thought it was the website's fault. After it occurred on several unrelated websites, I thought it was Chrome's fault as for at least some of these websites, the problem did not occur when using Firefox. Then later I found a website where also Firefox (or Microsoft Edge) didn't work, and I thought it had to do specifically with that website. But now I have encountered the same issue, for all my browsers, on at least two unrelated websites (namely https://www.sbb.ch and https://www.digid.nl).
Can anyone tell me what is causing these issues? And how do I prevent this, so that I can actually use these websites again?
What I have tried: So far I have tried removing cookies for these websites in different browsers, but the problem remains. I am also positive that my name/password combination is correct on both. If I use a different combination, it specifically tells me the combination is incorrect. As mentioned, I have tried these websites using Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, all while using Windows 10. I do not have any specific additional firewalls installed as far as I know. I'm usually accessing the internet via a semi-public WiFi network (password-protected) hosted by the apartment complex I'm living in, if that's relevant.
Edit: To add to the above: the same websites do work properly when accessing them from work (with a different machine, on a different network). So either the problem is related to my machine, or to the network used to access these sites.
google-chrome firefox browser cookies session
asked Feb 19 '17 at 14:53
TMMTMM
10614
For a while now, I have been having issues with several websites, which tell me either just after logging in, or after one or two clicks, that my session has expired and I need to log in again.
Problem history: At first I thought it was the website's fault. After it occurred on several unrelated websites, I thought it was Chrome's fault as for at least some of these websites, the problem did not occur when using Firefox. Then later I found a website where also Firefox (or Microsoft Edge) didn't work, and I thought it had to do specifically with that website. But now I have encountered the same issue, for all my browsers, on at least two unrelated websites (namely https://www.sbb.ch and https://www.digid.nl).
Can anyone tell me what is causing these issues? And how do I prevent this, so that I can actually use these websites again?
What I have tried: So far I have tried removing cookies for these websites in different browsers, but the problem remains. I am also positive that my name/password combination is correct on both. If I use a different combination, it specifically tells me the combination is incorrect. As mentioned, I have tried these websites using Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, all while using Windows 10. I do not have any specific additional firewalls installed as far as I know. I'm usually accessing the internet via a semi-public WiFi network (password-protected) hosted by the apartment complex I'm living in, if that's relevant.
Edit: To add to the above: the same websites do work properly when accessing them from work (with a different machine, on a different network). So either the problem is related to my machine, or to the network used to access these sites.
google-chrome firefox browser cookies session
google-chrome firefox browser cookies session
asked Feb 19 '17 at 14:53
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So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16
add a comment |
So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16
So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16
add a comment |
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Not sure if you still face this problem, but maybe check your home computer's time settings. If any of those sites does time-based checks to handle session lifecycle management, wrong time settings could cause some trouble.
edited Oct 11 '17 at 10:08
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answered Oct 11 '17 at 9:40
Chris van de WouwChris van de Wouw
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Umm you could have a virus? It is always common that you install or run something that has a virus in it. Have you downloaded and ran any files recently? Do you have a "decent" anti-virus? (I say decent because there is no "perfect" anti-virus).
answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
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Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
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Not sure if you still face this problem, but maybe check your home computer's time settings. If any of those sites does time-based checks to handle session lifecycle management, wrong time settings could cause some trouble.
edited Oct 11 '17 at 10:08
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Not sure if you still face this problem, but maybe check your home computer's time settings. If any of those sites does time-based checks to handle session lifecycle management, wrong time settings could cause some trouble.
edited Oct 11 '17 at 10:08
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answered Oct 11 '17 at 9:40
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Not sure if you still face this problem, but maybe check your home computer's time settings. If any of those sites does time-based checks to handle session lifecycle management, wrong time settings could cause some trouble.
edited Oct 11 '17 at 10:08
Toby Speight
3,6751532
answered Oct 11 '17 at 9:40
Chris van de WouwChris van de Wouw
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Not sure if you still face this problem, but maybe check your home computer's time settings. If any of those sites does time-based checks to handle session lifecycle management, wrong time settings could cause some trouble.
edited Oct 11 '17 at 10:08
Toby Speight
3,6751532
answered Oct 11 '17 at 9:40
Chris van de WouwChris van de Wouw
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Umm you could have a virus? It is always common that you install or run something that has a virus in it. Have you downloaded and ran any files recently? Do you have a "decent" anti-virus? (I say decent because there is no "perfect" anti-virus).
answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
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Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
add a comment |
Umm you could have a virus? It is always common that you install or run something that has a virus in it. Have you downloaded and ran any files recently? Do you have a "decent" anti-virus? (I say decent because there is no "perfect" anti-virus).
answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
GoldShovelGoldShovel
23
1
Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
add a comment |
Umm you could have a virus? It is always common that you install or run something that has a virus in it. Have you downloaded and ran any files recently? Do you have a "decent" anti-virus? (I say decent because there is no "perfect" anti-virus).
answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
GoldShovelGoldShovel
23
Umm you could have a virus? It is always common that you install or run something that has a virus in it. Have you downloaded and ran any files recently? Do you have a "decent" anti-virus? (I say decent because there is no "perfect" anti-virus).
answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
GoldShovelGoldShovel
23
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GoldShovelGoldShovel
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answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
GoldShovelGoldShovel
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answered Feb 19 '17 at 15:00
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Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
add a comment |
1
Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
1
1
Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Would a virus cause this behavior? And I'm not an IT pro, but also not a total idiot computer-wise, so I haven't run any weird, untrusted software. (To be sure I'm running another full scan with Windows Defender, but I doubt this is the answer.)
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 15:38
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
Just to confirm: this is not it.
– TMM
Feb 19 '17 at 18:43
1
1
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
This kind of "you have a virus" is one of those cliche go-to answers given when the person subjected to the question is simply puzzled by it and can't give an answer. If you don't know the answer for sure, please refrain from write anything in this site at all.
– user477799
Feb 28 '17 at 8:32
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So you could try a A-B test to locate the problem, bring your office machine to home, or your home machine to office, and test the problem websites.
– Sam
Feb 28 '17 at 18:48
Do you use any snakeoil internet security software?
– davidbaumann
Jan 30 '18 at 10:16