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Chapter 9 Web Interface
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(see chapter 9.3).
Log out
Once finished with activities where authentication is required, it is recommended to log
out of the firewall by using the Logout button. It is important to log out especially when
multiple users work at the same host. If a user doesn’t log out of the firewall, their
identity might be misused easily.
User password authentication
If an access to the web interface is attempted when an authentication from the particular
host is still valid (the user has not logged out and the timeout for idleness has not
expired — see chapter 9.1) but the particular session
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has already expired, WinRoute
requires user authentication by password. This precaution helps avoid misuse of the
user identity by another user.
Under such conditions, a special version of the login page is opened.
Figure 9.6 User authentication by password
Session is every single period during which a browser is running. For example, in case of Internet Explorer,
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Firefox and Opera, a session is terminated whenever all windows and tabs of the browser are closed, while in
case of Netscape/Mozilla/SeaMonkey, a session is not closed unless the Quick Launch program is stopped (an
icon is displayed in the toolbar’s notification area when the program is running).