Fix: Preserve existing browser session during fly login
#9109
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Changes proposed by this PR
This PR addresses the issue where logging in through the browser UI via
fly login
would invalidate the existing browser session. The solution ensures that existing sessions remain active after the login process, preventing users from being logged out unexpectedly.closes #8868
csrf_token
to Elm appNotes to reviewer
The implementation enhances the process of sending the
csrf_token
to the Elm app, which then forwards the token to the web server. Previously, the value sent in theX-Csrf-Token
header was enclosed in quotes, like this:X-Csrf-Token: "redacted"
This caused an error when comparing the CSRF token from the cookie and the header in the web server.
After the change, the
X-Csrf-Token
header now looks like:This adjustment ensures that the server can properly validate the token.
Release Note