Chrome - Why am I automatically authenticated to a web app even after clearing browser cookies?
- by Howiecamp
I am accessing a web application using Chrome. If I sign out of the app and clear all Chrome history/cookies/etc (even Flash cookies which are now handled by Chrome in the same Clear History area) and then re-access the site, I am automatically logged in without being prompted for credentials.
I then launched Chrome in Incognito mode and was able to reproduce the same behavior. However, the I was prompted upon the first logon while in Incognito mode.
The web application behaves as expected in Internet Explorer 10.
Some info about the application:
It's a Sharepoint site using NTLM authentication
The credentials are Active Directory-based, as the username is domain\username
My connection is over the Internet and there is no AD relationship between my local Windows account, my Windows PC. In other words I (meaning my locally logged on user and my PC) are not in any way part of their AD domain.
The site is running SSL on port 443
Why might Chrome be automatically authenticating me?