Since documentation on this process is very vague and confusing (or old), I wanted to verify that I was doing it correctly and not missing any steps.
I am trying to
The full workflow for Remember Me requires: 1. Write custom data to the cookie. 2. Read that custom data.
Even if you can authenticate a request via cookie, it does not mean an HttpSession object is resumable for that request.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/779844/Remember-Me