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(→‎q: Does Wikipedia use cookies?: Simplified the text to our current use case our WikiMediaEngine that runs Aipedia.)
(→‎q: Does Aipedia use cookies?: :If f or k checks the "remember my password" box on the login form, another cookie will be saved with a token that authenticates f or k to our WikiMediaEngine (which is unrelated to the password of f or k). As long as th)
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==q: Does Aipedia use cookies?==
==q: Does Aipedia use cookies?==
:a:Cookies are '''not required''' to read or edit Wikipedia, but they are required in order to log in and link your edits to a user account.
:a:Cookies are '''not required''' to read or edit Wikipedia, but they are required in order to log in and link edits to user accounts.
::q: So there are no permanent cookies but only for the users f=fridemar and k=falk?  
::q: So there are no permanent cookies but only for the users f=fridemar and k=falk?  
::a: Yes. E.g when f logs in, the wiki sets a temporary session cookie which identifies f's login session; this will be expired when f's browser exits (or after an inactivity timeout), and is not saved on f's hard drive.
::a: Yes. E.g when f logs in, the wiki sets a temporary session cookie which identifies f's login session; this will be expired when f's browser exits (or after an inactivity timeout), and is not saved on f's hard drive.
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:Another cookie will be saved which lists the user name (f or k) who last logged in under, to make subsequent logins just a teensy bit easier. (Actually two: one with your name, and one with your account's internal ID number; they must match up.)  These cookies expire after 365 days.  
:Another cookie will be saved which lists the user name (f or k) who last logged in under, to make subsequent logins just a teensy bit easier. (Actually two: one with your name, and one with your account's internal ID number; they must match up.)  These cookies expire after 365 days.  


:If you check the "remember my password" box on the login form, another cookie will be saved with a token that authenticates you to our servers (which is unrelated to your password). As long as this remains valid, you can bypass the login step on subsequent visits to the wiki. The cookie expires after 365 days, or is removed if you log out.
:If f or k checks the "remember my password" box on the login form, another cookie will be saved with a token that authenticates f or k to our WikiMediaEngine (which is unrelated to the password of f or k). As long as this remains valid, they can bypass the login steps on subsequent visits to the wiki. The cookie expires after 365 days, or is removed if they log out.

Revision as of 22:40, 6 June 2018

q: What cookies are generally used in our MediaWikiEngine?

a: There is a technical description for the finer details at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical

q: As the technical description is located at a Wiki with CcBySa Licence, why not copying the raw text there to here and adapting it step by step to the needs of AiPedia?

a: Here it is:

q: Does Aipedia use cookies?

a:Cookies are not required to read or edit Wikipedia, but they are required in order to log in and link edits to user accounts.
q: So there are no permanent cookies but only for the users f=fridemar and k=falk?
a: Yes. E.g when f logs in, the wiki sets a temporary session cookie which identifies f's login session; this will be expired when f's browser exits (or after an inactivity timeout), and is not saved on f's hard drive.
Another cookie will be saved which lists the user name (f or k) who last logged in under, to make subsequent logins just a teensy bit easier. (Actually two: one with your name, and one with your account's internal ID number; they must match up.) These cookies expire after 365 days.
If f or k checks the "remember my password" box on the login form, another cookie will be saved with a token that authenticates f or k to our WikiMediaEngine (which is unrelated to the password of f or k). As long as this remains valid, they can bypass the login steps on subsequent visits to the wiki. The cookie expires after 365 days, or is removed if they log out.