CakePHP Authcomponent session expires after using SSL unforce method

Question

I am using SSL for 5 pages while during registration

https://www.example.com/step1
https://www.example.com/step2
https://www.example.com/step3 - Auth component login
https://www.example.com/step4
https://www.example.com/step5

After step 3, I am creating a Session of the user using Auth Component which automatically logs the user in by Auth component. However, after step 5, it will redirect to http://www.example.com/welcome

I am using SSL component unforced method to change HTTPS to HTTP . Everything working fine but the problem is that once I reach the welcome page from step 5 (HTTPS) my auth component session expires. I have tried to debug it, but could not find any solution. Please note that without HTTPS all steps and sessions are working fine.

Answer 1

Code in AppController class :

function beforeFilter() {
parent::beforeFilter();
$this->_setupSecurity();}

function _setupSecurity() {
$this->Security->blackHoleCallback = '_badRequest';
if(Configure::read('forceSSL')) {
    $this->Security->requireSecure('*');    }

}

/** * The main SecurityComponent callback. * Handles both missing SSL problems and general bad requests. */

function _badRequest() {
if(Configure::read('forceSSL') && !$this->RequestHandler->isSSL()) {
    $this->_forceSSL();
} else {
    $this->cakeError('error400');
}
exit;}

/** * Redirect to the same page, but with the https protocol and exit. */

function _forceSSL() {
$this->redirect('https://' . env('SERVER_NAME') . $this->here);
exit;

}

Follow this link: May be you get your solution..

https://stackoverflow.com/a/4473178/983624

Answer 2

if you are using Cakephp 2.0 then go to the following folder

lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/

Open the CakeSession.php file and search for the following line

if (!isset($sessionConfig['ini']['session.cookie_secure']) && env('HTTPS'))
{
        $sessionConfig['ini']['session.cookie_secure'] = 1; // Just comment this line and try it will works
}