Multiple account login detector (AE Detector)

If you are like me and migrated from .threads, a common modification was an "AE detector", a simple mod that saved a cookie of a history of ids logged into on your site. If someone logged into more than one account, you got a PM letting you know that your site was being accessed from multiple accounts.

Over the years this was very helpful in identifying users who were posting under multiple accounts (alter-egos!) and users who would return after being banned.

You might be wondering why I don't use the vbcookie call - well, thats because on logout all vB cookies are cleared, so we need to store a cookie that is not effected by the login/logout process.

New Installation
1. Add New Product with attached XML
2. Go to vBulletin Options -> AE Multiple Login Detection Settings and set your specific settings.

Time to install: Easy - 2 minutes.

Upgrade
If you installed this as a Plug-in manually, you can delete that plugin and install this Product, just make sure to go into the Options and set them accordingly.

I hope you find this useful and will click INSTALL if you use it; should it prove useful to enough people I can look at making this installation more automated without the need for edits and an Admin Options page.

To upgrade you will want to reimport this XML file and edit your options accordingly.

1.0.3
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. Added a check to ensure that users weren't deleted when reporting violations
. added htmlspecialchars_uni call to username

Note: I am unable to get the call to construct_phrase with $vbphrase['multiplelogin_alert'] to work reliably, as such the $message variable is still set manually inside the plug-in and not via the phrase. If anyone has an idea of why this might not always work, I'm all ears.

1.0.2
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. Updated to include exclusion groups, users
. Changed so PM is sent by ae sender id

1.0.1
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. Released as a Product (thank you PHPGeek2k3 for your help)
. Added option to post to a forum versus send a PM (or both)
. All settings moved into Admin Option

1.0.0
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Initial release.

[Alfa1]

I have reset all settings and have got it working. Have no clue what was wrong.

Yes, these cookies can be deleted.

[armstrong]

<- clicks install. thanks!

[SCORPION1]

Originally Posted by SCORPION1

i have installed and is working great question is what and where are theses cookies stored on a memebers computer and can these cookies be deleted

where are these cookies stored and what name do they go under anyone know

[MPDev]

The cookies are stored like any other cookie as determined by the browser; yes, a user can delete them and it's possible they are removed when a user logs out using the clear all cookies option (I never checked). However, my experience is that most people are blissfully unaware of them and don't know anything about them.

[forgotten-hb]

Can someone give me the syntax to use so that all usernames are listed in the subject? Thank you!

[armstrong]

This works with vb3.6.0 gold? Please say yes.

[JaneWindall]

please say this works with 3.6.0 gold this is the only thing keeping me from upgrading, i am testing it with another test board now..

[butty]

can anyone confirm please if this works with vb 3.6.0 or not?

cheers

[redlabour]

Nobody knows ?

[Ghanem]

Originally Posted by armstrong

This works with vb3.6.0 gold? Please say yes.

Originally Posted by JaneWindall

please say this works with 3.6.0 gold this is the only thing keeping me from upgrading, i am testing it with another test board now..

Originally Posted by butty

can anyone confirm please if this works with vb 3.6.0 or not?

Yes it is working fine with my VB3.6 Gold