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Router doesn't log me out and security question
My router is an RAX50v2 with Firmware Version V1.1.4.28_2.1.26. It seems that the Router does not log me out when I click the logout option under my user account icon in the upper left. After I click...
It's the Bitwarden password manager extension. Usually, if the autofill-on-page-load option is selected (mine is), the creds are entered in the login fields as asterisks and I must click OK. However, with the router login, for some reason, login is fully automatic and the router page opens without displaying the masked creds or requiring my OK. I may question the Bitwarden forum about this, although it really isn't a big deal or a security risk.
And because the Bitwarden extension loads as Chrome starts, it gives the impression that the router login creds survived a system reboot. They really didn't.
Nope. Mine stays logged on. While this may not pose a security risk, it is a bug that Netgear should address.
I have the Nighthawk app on my android phone, but don't use it.
Happens with different browsers?
Be sure to clear out all browser caches before entering into the routers web page.
I'd factory reset the router and setup from scratch.
I just noted that the router keeps me logged in even after I reboot my system. But the issue does not present in MS Edge-logout is clean and complete. So, maybe it has to do with a Chrome extension: I ran a clean install of Chrome portable, and the issue does not present. So, the first thing to try is disabling my extensions one by one. I reset of the router doesn't appear to be indicated.
OK, great to know about MS Edge and Chrome. Let us know if you find out anything with Chrome extensions.
