{"id":648,"date":"2025-02-12T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=648"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:14:42","password":"","slug":"login-and-logout","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/docs\/web-good-day\/login-and-logout\/","title":{"rendered":"Login and Logout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Login<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018Good Day\u2019 product requires users to identify themselves through a login authentication step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The login form requires two data inputs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The user email address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The user password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-109.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-109.png 655w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-109-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-109-360x500.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the login fails, a red banner will appear at the bottom of the web page display, highlighting the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a successful login, the authentication credentials are stored in a browser cookie. For all subsequent \u2018Good Day\u2019 sessions, the login process uses the cookie data to automatically authenticate the user, bypassing the need for a login step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cookie will expire at some point, and the user will be required to re-authenticate using the login form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The user may wish to log out at the end of a Good Day session.\u00a0 This is not essential, but a step that will ensure that unwarranted access is avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-110.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-110.png 939w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-110-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-110-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-110-360x207.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To perform a log-out action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the human head symbol in the banner bar&#8217;s top right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A drop-down menu will appear.\u00a0 Click on the \u2018Log out\u2019 menu item<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After selecting the \u2018Log out\u2019 menu item, the web page display will change to show the login screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Login The \u2018Good Day\u2019 product requires users to identify themselves through a login authentication step. The login form requires two data inputs: If the login fails, a red banner will appear at the bottom of the web page display, highlighting the problem. After a successful login, the authentication credentials are stored in a browser cookie. 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