999688 - cookie allow for session doesn't work

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: Networking: Cookies, defect)

Description

[dattaz]

I have configured Firefox so it doesn't accept cookies from websites. But I have ~20 exceptions to allow specific websites to keep them during a session or until they expire.

Steps to reproduce:
- Disable the automatic accepting of cookies by unchecking "accept cookies" in prefs.
- Allow a site to set cookies for the current session.
- Close firefox (or shut down your PC)

Actual results:
When I start or restart Firefox, the site still has the (supposedly) per-session permission I gave it previously to set cookies.  Cookies for the site are not present but if a go to website with per-session permission cookies are again present.

Expected results:
When I start or restart Firefox (ie. start a new session), the site no longer has permission to set cookies.  Also, cookies for the site should have been deleted.

I have tested with a new profil.

Comment 1

[Paul Silaghi, QA [:pauly]]

This might be the expected behavior (to only clear the cookies after restart), although "Allow for session" is a little confusing.

Comment 2

[Josh Matthews [:jdm]]

Yes, I can understand the confusion over what "Accept for session" really means - permissions are always persistent, while the data they allow (such as cookies) can be scoped to the current session.

Comment 3

[dattaz]

Ok, but Firefox have or will have a option for stop permission when you quit your session ?

Comment 4

[Josh Matthews [:jdm]]

We don't support that right now, and there are ongoing discussions in bug 967812 to support this for private window sessions.

Comment 5

[Paul Silaghi, QA [:pauly]]

(In reply to taz from comment #3)
> Ok, but Firefox have or will have a option for stop permission when you quit
> your session ?
Only if you accept all cookies and 'keep them until close Firefox'.