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How to activate HTTP Only setting in Cognos BI

Question & Answer


Question

How to activate HTTP Only setting using Cognos Administration in Cognos Business Intelligence

Answer

- Start IBM Cognos Administration
- click on Status tab
- On the left menu click on System
- On the down left pane Settings - System click on Set properties icon
- Click on the Settings tab
- Click on the checkbox the HTTPOnly Cookie Support

After logout / login you should not see anymore the cam_passport cookie. You can verify that this cookie is not displayed anymore by entering this javascript code in the browser:
javascript:alert(document.cookie);
If the option is unchecked then the cam_passport cookie will be displayed.

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Modified date:
15 June 2018

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