[Exist-open] Suggestions on extending account login period?

[Joe W. <jo...@gm...>]

Hi all,

I'm interested in extending the period of time I can be logged into my
eXist-db-based web application.  I am finding that the session times
out more quickly than I'd like, and I have to re-authenticate often.

Many websites like Gmail have a "remember this computer" or "keep me
logged in for 2 weeks" checkbox.  This kind of thing would do the
trick - since you could use it when logging in at a work/home computer
but leave it off when logging in from other machines.

Does anyone have suggestions for the best way(s) to do this with
eXist-db?  While I know what sessions and cookies are, I've never
knowingly used/manipulated them with eXist-db, so I'd appreciate any
pointers or discussions of various approaches.

Thanks,
Joe