New user here. I have enabled adminAuth using the default user/pass. It worked great. Once. Now when I open the workspace it doesn't ask for credentials, it just opens like adminAuth is not enabled. Tried Edge and Chrome, and with both the first time I connect it asks for user/pass, then every time…

This is normal and working as expected. The token for your session is stored in your browser's local storage after you log in. It has a validity of one week. So if you're not using a private window/tab ("incognito mode") or clear your data on exit (or explicitly log out), you will stay logged in.

I was about to write a post for the same issue.... [image] Simple Password Authentication for Dashboard (Caution: Very Low Security, for simple application only) (asks for a password when I open the editor (well, not every time exactly, even though i have NOT SAVED password in browser but many t…

[image] kuema: It has a validity of one week. can this be changed to say one hour ?

My guess would be via settings.js. But it's undocumented, so you'd have to try it or ask one of the developers. EDIT: It is documented, but not in the settings.js by default. See Nicks comment below. :flushed:

Documented here: Securing Node-RED : Node-RED

Ah, thanks Nick. I have only looked in the settings.js for that. :slightly_smiling_face:

Thank you for the quick and useful information everyone! I do appreciate it. I will try the recommendations.

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I was about to write a post for the same issue....

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