Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 01:18 PM Posted December 7, 2018 at 01:18 PM I'm using SimBrief to create my flight plans and for some reason when filing my flight via SimBrief bringing up the form seen below, my VATSIM ID and p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word are no longer pre-filled like they used to be. Any idea what could be the cause? Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Perez Posted December 7, 2018 at 02:19 PM Posted December 7, 2018 at 02:19 PM Do you allow the website to store yummy cookies in your browser? Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:15 PM Author Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:15 PM Yep Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:36 PM Author Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:36 PM This is the form used and I'm thinking it might have to do with the VATSIM SSO stuff. https://cert.vatsim.net/fp/file.php Not sure though why it doesn't pick up my credentials anymore. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:44 PM Author Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:44 PM When I logon to these forums, I get the screen below where I need to confirm my identity. As you can see, the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word has a red cross which I guess means the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word isn't saved. Not sure though if that explains why the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word field sending flight plans using the link above isn't automatically populated anymore. And how to get a green check also for the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Perez Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:01 PM Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:01 PM Negative, the cross in the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word field is completely normal. What that shows is what data the website will be able to get from your profile if you press "Confirm". Just one more question: If you close your browser and inmediately open it again, do you have to press the "login" button to access the forums or do you already appear logged in? Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:15 PM Author Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:15 PM Ah, I see. Just tried what you suggested and I'm already logged in when starting up the browser again. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Perez Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:46 PM Posted December 7, 2018 at 04:46 PM Should've realized this earlier. That p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word is stored by your browser, unlike the forums "already logged in" cookie. When you file a flightplan, check the right side of the url box and press on the key. You should see the option to save the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word there. Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 7, 2018 at 05:22 PM Author Posted December 7, 2018 at 05:22 PM I don't have such a key in my browser's (Chrome) URL field I'm afraid. What I find strange is that Chrome normally always offer to remember both user names and p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words for pretty much every site I visit. But in this case, it does remember by VATSIM ID (when I click the VATSIM ID box my VATSIM ID pops up so I can click on it) but for the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word...I have to type it manually every time. Really odd because as mentioned earlier, this used to work just fine. I actually remember having the very same issue when I tried out MS Edge for a while and then all of a sudden it just worked. Can't remember I did anything to make that happen though. Not a super big deal. I've learned my p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word by heart now after all the times I've typed it. Would be nice though to figure out what the actual culprit is. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 12, 2018 at 09:16 PM Author Posted December 12, 2018 at 09:16 PM Would still really love to know what is causing this. Can't believe I'm the only one having this issue all of a sudden? Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Perez Posted December 13, 2018 at 10:34 AM Posted December 13, 2018 at 10:34 AM Richard, I'm 100% sure it's got to do with the configuration of your browser (aka: Nothing to do with VATSIM website). If you are using Chrome (which I believe you are), check out the 'Stop saving p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words' section in the following link and do the completely opposite thing (where it tells you to turn off 'Offer to save p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words', you turn it on instead): Google Support Guide Cheers, Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM Author Posted December 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM Thanks for the link but I already have Chrome configured to save p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words and it's working perfectly fine for any other website where both my usernames and p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words are saved with no issues. What is so weird and as mentioned above, I had this issue before and all of a sudden it started working again without me realizing what I did to make that happen. Oh well, not a big deal. I'll just keep typing my p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word. At least it remembers my VATSIM ID. The VATSIM ID field isn't pre-populated which is usually the case for other websites. But it does show up when I click the VATSIM ID field allowing me to pick my VATSIM ID from a small list. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted December 13, 2018 at 04:03 PM Posted December 13, 2018 at 04:03 PM You can try going to p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]words.google.com & seeing whether you inadvertently checked for it never to remember your p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word for that specific site. Any such sites would appear at the very bottom of the resultant list. Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted December 13, 2018 at 04:47 PM Author Posted December 13, 2018 at 04:47 PM Already checked but that list was empty. Thanks anyway Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Asberg Posted March 15, 2019 at 11:28 PM Author Posted March 15, 2019 at 11:28 PM Long after posting about this issue and after learning to live with it I finally found the solution by chance! It had nothing to do with my browser or anything like that. Or at least not directly. What I found fixed the issue was when I went to https://stats.vatsim.net/dashboard.php where I was asked to logon using my Vatsim ID and p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word. After entering my credentials, answering 'Yes' to the question from Chrome if I wanted to save the p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word as well as checking the box to stay logged on, I finally have the Vatsim ID and p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]word fields in SimBrief pre-filled again! Just thought I would share it should anyone else end up with the same issue. Richard Åsberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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