# Glide major security flaw - Apps remain open after browser closed

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [January 12, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504 "2024-01-12T13:16:24Z")
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### Author: ![AndreM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@AndreM](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AndreM)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504/1 "2024-01-12T13:16:24Z")

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Can anyone help overcome Glide’s inherent security flaw? We are building a PoC for a corporate that has pointed out the glaring security flaw. Glide apps don’t close on browser exit or reset on inactivity???

Any suggestions?

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504/2 "2024-01-12T13:27:42Z")

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Turn off the User Authentication Cookie.

> **[Cookies in Glide | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/cookies-in-glide#cookies-settings-in-your-apps)**
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> Learn how Glide uses Cookies in your apps.

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504/3 "2024-01-13T16:46:54Z")

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This is not a major security flaw, all Internet software works this way by default.

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### Author: ![M\_T\_Amjad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/m_t_amjad/32/530_2.png) [@M\_T\_Amjad](https://community.glideapps.com/u/M_T_Amjad)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504/4 "2024-01-13T22:28:55Z")

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Concerns arise regarding the images users upload – if a user copies the image URL, they could potentially misuse it even after no longer using the app.

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-major-security-flaw-apps-remain-open-after-browser-closed/69504/5 "2024-01-14T15:49:41Z")

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Wait until you hear about screenshots!