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datasette-auth-github 1.0

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-23)

  • Simon Willison announced the 1.0 release of datasette-auth-github, a Datasette plugin designed for authenticating users against GitHub.
  • The primary reason for this major version bump was a fix for authenticated sessions expiring prematurely due to cookies being set without a Max-Age parameter, a particular issue observed in Mobile Safari.
  • The decision to release 1.0 reflects the plugin’s long-standing stability and extensive testing against both Datasette 0.65.x and 1.0ax, aligning with Willison’s goal to better promote stable plugins.
  • This highlights the practical importance of correctly configuring cookie parameters like Max-Age to ensure persistent user sessions across various browser environments.