Cookies
I want to comply with the EU Cookie Law and need to know what kind of cookies DokuWiki uses?
A default installation of DokuWiki sets three cookies.
As you can see, the default cookies required are functional cookies only. No tracking is implemented with these cookies.
DW<hash>
Used for authentication after login. This holds the necessary data to (re)login a previously authenticated user.
- Importance: necessary for anyone who needs to log in
- Typical content: encrypted username and password
- Expires: in a year 1)
DOKU_PREFS
Used for remembering helpful user preferences, like the size of the editor textarea.
- Importance: functional
- Typical content: name/value pairs in plain text
- Expires: in a year
DokuWiki
The standard PHP session identifier. Used to hold temporary data and to avoid CSRF attacks.
- Importance: necessary
- Typical content: random ID
- Expires: at the end of the browser session
1)
if „Remember me“ was checked when logging in, otherwise: at the end of the browser session