ASP-MVC Forms authentication - cookie not persisting

Question

I have my own linq to sql database with a nice login method which gives me back a user.

I have followed the 101 examples there on the web as to how to add the cookie to the client.

            FormsAuthenticationTicket ticket = new FormsAuthenticationTicket(
                1,
                _u.id.ToString(), 
                DateTime.Now, 
                DateTime.Now.AddDays(14), 
                true, 
                "hi", 
                FormsAuthentication.FormsCookiePath);

        string hash = FormsAuthentication.Encrypt(ticket);

        HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie(FormsAuthentication.FormsCookieName, hash);   

        if (ticket.IsPersistent) cookie.Expires = ticket.Expiration;

        //Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);

        //FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(_u.name, _remember);
        FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(_u.name, _remember);

And sure enough it does get added. But when I inspect it, its expiration says end of session, not two weeks as specified. So when a user tries to come back to the site after closing the browser, they have to log in.

Any ideas?

_remember is true? It needs to be for the cookie to be persistent. — tvanfosson
– tvanfosson, Commented Nov 26, 2008 at 15:34
But i just debugged it to check I'm not insane :p And I can confirm it is true. Gah this is annoying. — Chris James
– Chris James, Commented Nov 26, 2008 at 15:36
are you sure you "debugged to check I'm not insane"??? btw - how could you "and I can confirm it is true"?? :) — Sunny
– Sunny, Commented Mar 19, 2010 at 19:39

George Stocker · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-06 13:37:30Z

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This particular error was caused because I had the browser set to erase cookies when it was closed.

edited May 6, 2014 at 13:37

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answered Nov 26, 2008 at 17:08

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Aldo · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-01 01:17:43Z

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I have the same problem and I solve on login Page_Load
First validate User.Identity is correct
if true we have a valid user!!!.
if false remove old cookie (See this link http://forums.asp.net/t/1227365.aspx/1)
this last part is to prevent new cookie can't save correctly.

edited Aug 1, 2012 at 1:17

answered Aug 1, 2012 at 1:08

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