Miscellaneous Hacks - CES Cookie Cutter - Share Cookies Between Domains

CES Cookie Cutter
vBulletin 3.6.x, 3.7.x, & 3.8.x supported
Version: 1.2.3

*** NEWS ***
4/12/2009 - v1.2.3 released
4/11/2009 - v1.2.2 released
8/8/2008 - v1.2.0 released
2/18/2008 - v1.1.5 released
2/11/2008 - v1.1.0 released
2/13/2007 - v1.0.0 released

Known Issues:
- none

What It Does:
Shares cookies among domains for seamless vBulletin login/logout functionality across multiple domains.

Basically if you have more than one domain name, or you have private forums scattered among domains, and all vBulletin instances use the same vBulletin database, this hack allows for integrated, synchronized login/logout on all domains at once.

Products to Install: 1
Plugins Included: 3
Files to Upload: 1
Templates to Edit: 0
Files to Edit: 0

Mod Features:
- Adds a field in vBulletin Options to enter multiple forum URLs
- Integrates login/logout functionality at all forum locations
- safety cookie settings available for users who left their cookie domain blank in vBulletin cookie options

Changelog:
Version 1.2.3:
- bug fix: only logouts integrate

Version 1.2.2:
- bug fix: XSS flaw
- bug fix: remember me

Version 1.2.0:
- updated: no more template edits
- updated: rearranged the whole mod
- bug fix: IE P3P failure

Version 1.1.5:
- new feature: cookie debug mode
- bug fix: global cookies only apply to www

Version 1.1.0:
- extended: now supports domains sharing the same file location
- bug fix: integrated login is not bidirectional
- bug fix: integrated login fails if forum is turned off
- bug fix: redundant cookies are generated

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[thincom2000]

It sounds like you enabled the mod's debug mode. This should not be on during normal use.

[dfc005]

Hi, what exactly has changed between this version and the previous? The old version works well for me so not sure whether I should bother upgrading.

Also, you should add an upgrade process as well. Not sure if I should remove the old mod or just overwrite it etc....

[thincom2000]

Sure. Basically, not much has changed. Rewrote some things for memory efficiency. And the updated version doesn't need template edits for normal use.

To upgrade, you would just overwrite.

[Rideharder]

Thanks so much!!
Nominated

www.kaplanforums.com, kaplanstudentforums.com & kaplanuniversityforums.com thanks again!

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[Alfa1]

How important is p3p?

[thincom2000]

IE requires it.

[Alfa1]

Yes, but isn't it only relevant if the user has got his security level ridiculously high?
I would think that 99% of websites do not use p3p. Am I wrong?

Status: P3P Work suspended

http://www.w3.org/P3P/

[thincom2000]

Unfortunately this is the only way that I have seen to fix some IE issues. The mod uses a generic P3P header if the web site does not use P3P.

[kaplanassist]

I have the following websites:
www.kaplanuniversitystudentforums.com
www.kaplanforums.com
www.kaplanuniversityforums.com
www.kaplanstudentforums.com

What is turn on debugg mode for cookies?

I am still having problems when I login, I keep getting automatically logged out of the forums.

[thincom2000]

I don't think debug mode is functional anymore. It was there as a dev tool.

If you are getting automatically logged out, it is possible the URLs were entered incorrectly. If your forum is at /forum, this needs to be included in the URL.