diff --git a/include/auth.php b/include/auth.php
index 2fbc270d7f..4f3d0d31bb 100644
--- a/include/auth.php
+++ b/include/auth.php
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
-
 require_once('include/security.php');
 require_once('include/datetime.php');
 
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ function nuke_session() {
 // When the "Friendica" cookie is set, take the value to authenticate and renew the cookie.
 if(isset($_COOKIE["Friendica"])) {
 	$data = json_decode($_COOKIE["Friendica"]);
-
 	if (isset($data->uid)) {
 		$r = q("SELECT `user`.*, `user`.`pubkey` as `upubkey`, `user`.`prvkey` as `uprvkey`
 		FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `account_expired` = 0 AND `account_removed` = 0 AND `verified` = 1 LIMIT 1",
@@ -26,15 +23,16 @@ if(isset($_COOKIE["Friendica"])) {
 
 			// Do the authentification if not done by now
 			if(!isset($_SESSION) OR !isset($_SESSION['authenticated'])) {
-				authenticate_success($r[0], false, false, false);
+				authenticate_success($r[0]);
 
-			if (get_config('system','paranoia'))
-				$_SESSION['addr'] = $data->ip;
+				if (get_config('system','paranoia'))
+					$_SESSION['addr'] = $data->ip;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+
 // login/logout
 
 if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-params'))) || ($_POST['auth-params'] !== 'login'))) {
@@ -44,8 +42,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 		// process logout request
 		call_hooks("logging_out");
 		nuke_session();
-		new_cookie(-1);
-		info( t('Logged out.') . EOL);
+		info(t('Logged out.').EOL);
 		goaway(z_root());
 	}
 
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 		// extra paranoia - if the IP changed, log them out
 		if($check && ($_SESSION['addr'] != $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
 			logger('Session address changed. Paranoid setting in effect, blocking session. '
-				. $_SESSION['addr'] . ' != ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
+				. $_SESSION['addr'].' != '.$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
 			nuke_session();
 			goaway(z_root());
 		}
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 		if(! x($_SESSION['last_login_date'])) {
 			$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = datetime_convert('UTC','UTC');
 		}
-		if( strcmp(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC','now - 12 hours'), $_SESSION['last_login_date']) > 0 ) {
+		if(strcmp(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC','now - 12 hours'), $_SESSION['last_login_date']) > 0) {
 
 			$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = datetime_convert('UTC','UTC');
 			$login_refresh = true;
@@ -96,9 +93,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 	}
 } else {
 
-	if(isset($_SESSION)) {
-		nuke_session();
-	}
+	session_unset();
 
 	if((x($_POST,'password')) && strlen($_POST['password']))
 		$encrypted = hash('whirlpool',trim($_POST['password']));
@@ -108,7 +103,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 
 			$noid = get_config('system','no_openid');
 
-			$openid_url = trim((strlen($_POST['openid_url'])?$_POST['openid_url']:$_POST['username']) );
+			$openid_url = trim((strlen($_POST['openid_url'])?$_POST['openid_url']:$_POST['username']));
 
 			// validate_url alters the calling parameter
 
@@ -118,24 +113,24 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 
 			if(($noid) || (strpos($temp_string,'@')) || (! validate_url($temp_string))) {
 				$a = get_app();
-				notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL);
+				notice(t('Login failed.').EOL);
 				goaway(z_root());
 				// NOTREACHED
 			}
 
 			// Otherwise it's probably an openid.
 
-                        try {
-			require_once('library/openid.php');
-			$openid = new LightOpenID;
-			$openid->identity = $openid_url;
-			$_SESSION['openid'] = $openid_url;
-			$a = get_app();
-			$openid->returnUrl = $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/openid';
-                        goaway($openid->authUrl());
-                        } catch (Exception $e) {
-                            notice( t('We encountered a problem while logging in with the OpenID you provided. Please check the correct spelling of the ID.').'<br /><br >'. t('The error message was:').' '.$e->getMessage());
-                        }
+			try {
+				require_once('library/openid.php');
+				$openid = new LightOpenID;
+				$openid->identity = $openid_url;
+				$_SESSION['openid'] = $openid_url;
+				$a = get_app();
+				$openid->returnUrl = $a->get_baseurl(true).'/openid';
+				goaway($openid->authUrl());
+			} catch (Exception $e) {
+				notice(t('We encountered a problem while logging in with the OpenID you provided. Please check the correct spelling of the ID.').'<br /><br >'. t('The error message was:').' '.$e->getMessage());
+			}
 			// NOTREACHED
 		}
 	}
@@ -163,13 +158,12 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 
 		if(($addon_auth['authenticated']) && (count($addon_auth['user_record']))) {
 			$record = $addon_auth['user_record'];
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 
 			// process normal login request
 
 			$r = q("SELECT `user`.*, `user`.`pubkey` as `upubkey`, `user`.`prvkey` as `uprvkey`
-				FROM `user` WHERE ( `email` = '%s' OR `nickname` = '%s' )
+				FROM `user` WHERE (`email` = '%s' OR `nickname` = '%s')
 				AND `password` = '%s' AND `blocked` = 0 AND `account_expired` = 0 AND `account_removed` = 0 AND `verified` = 1 LIMIT 1",
 				dbesc(trim($_POST['username'])),
 				dbesc(trim($_POST['username'])),
@@ -180,10 +174,10 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 		}
 
 		if (!$record || !count($record)) {
-			logger('authenticate: failed login attempt: ' . notags(trim($_POST['username'])) . ' from IP ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
-			notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL );
+			logger('authenticate: failed login attempt: '.notags(trim($_POST['username'])).' from IP '.$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
+			notice(t('Login failed.').EOL);
 			goaway(z_root());
-  		}
+		}
 
 		// If the user specified to remember the authentication, then set a cookie
 		// that expires after one week (the default is when the browser is closed).
@@ -206,7 +200,8 @@ function new_cookie($time, $value = "") {
 	if ($time != 0)
 		$time = $time + time();
 
-	setcookie("Friendica", $value, $time);
+	setcookie("Friendica", $value, $time, "/", "",
+		(get_config('system', 'ssl_policy') == SSL_POLICY_FULL), true);
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index c2f469b5a8..1464d10b0b 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if((x($_GET,'zrl')) && (!$install && !$maintenance)) {
 
 // header('Link: <' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/amcd>; rel="acct-mgmt";');
 
-if((x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) || (x($_POST,'auth-params')) || ($a->module === 'login'))
+if(x($_COOKIE["Friendica"]) || (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) || (x($_POST,'auth-params')) || ($a->module === 'login'))
 	require("include/auth.php");
 
 if(! x($_SESSION,'authenticated'))