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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-47829 Account security improvements META
  3. MDL-47800

Logout user when somebody changes their password

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    • MOODLE_27_STABLE
    • MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • wip_MDL-47800_m28_pwchange
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      1/ repeat these tests with and without the new setting enabled ($CFG->passwordchangelogout)
      2/ try changing somebody elses password
      3/ try changing your password via advanced edit form
      4/ try changing own password via normal form
      5/ try password reset

      If the new setting is enabled all other browser sessions apart from the current one where the new password was specified should be killed.

      6/ run phpunit tests

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      1/ repeat these tests with and without the new setting enabled ($CFG->passwordchangelogout) 2/ try changing somebody elses password 3/ try changing your password via advanced edit form 4/ try changing own password via normal form 5/ try password reset If the new setting is enabled all other browser sessions apart from the current one where the new password was specified should be killed. 6/ run phpunit tests

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      This is quite common in other systems and it might be expected behaviour. This could also improve security a bit.

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              skodak Petr Skoda
              skodak Petr Skoda
              Frédéric Massart Frédéric Massart
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Marina Glancy Marina Glancy
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                11/May/15