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bdistler thanks for pointing that out, I'll let the developers know about it so it can be corrected. All cPanel logins are supposed to go through SSO, as SSO logins are the only thing that resets the inactivity timer, among other things that require the integration.
Just because you
CAN do something, does not mean that is the way it is
SUPPOSED to work. Pointing out glitches like this to us helps us fix them, but telling other users to use these glitches when they can and will go away in the future is just bad advice (and before you say "how can I know if I'm just a normal user" -- look at a) the fact that every other server redirects, and b) comments made by people with more inside information stating something contrary to what your particular exception says).