Adding secure attribute to cookie

[Shaheena_Sheikh]

Hi All,

I am trying to figure out how can I make my existing cookies secure by adding secure attribute (PS. I am newbie to cookies).

[Vaibhavi_J]

Hi @Shaheena_Sheikh , 

Is your pages are rendered over https protocal?? If so OOTB will add secure flags on all cookies. You can additionally achieve this through api as well . 

Check out the below thread for similar query 

https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/aem-session-cookie-with-ht...

[Shaheena_Sheikh]

My page is loading on HTTPS but yet I can see a few cookies not being HttpOnly/Secure

[Anudeep_Garnepudi]

@Shaheena_Sheikh 

You can set HttpOnly and Secure flags to cookie. Check the below Cookie API documentation. Use setSecure(boolean flag) and setHttpOnly(boolean isHttpOnly).

https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/api/javax/servlet/http/Cookie.html

[raj_mandalapu · Accepted solution]

@Shaheena_Sheikh ,if you don't make your cookie secure, then the cookie can be transmitted over the HTTP connection. so if you use HTTPS also, it is good practice to make your cookie secure.

Check below code 

Cookie emailCookie = new Cookie("email", email);
emailCookie.setPath("/");
emailCookie.setMaxAge(31536000);
emailCookie.setPath(";Path=/;HttpOnly;");;
emailCookie.setSecure(true);
response.addCookie(emailCookie);

The cookies which you create using javascript also should make secure.