HTTP Cookie header value
ID http_cookie
DatatypeNot PIIDraft
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Value of the HTTP Cookie request header: one or more cookie-name=cookie-value pairs separated by a semicolon and a space, as RFC 6265 defines it. Cookies often carry session identifiers, so the value can grant access to an account.
- Categories
- Internet, Secrets and credentials (passwords, keys, tokens)
- Countries
- Global (not tied to a country)
- Languages
- Common to most languages
- MISP attribute type
cookie- Quality
- 88/100 · missing: second example, translation
- Metacrafter rules
- no detection rule yet
- Supported by tools
- Datadog Sensitive Data Scanner
Regular expression
^[!#$%&'*+.^_`|~0-9A-Za-z-]+=(?:"[\x21\x23-\x2B\x2D-\x3A\x3C-\x5B\x5D-\x7E]*"|[\x21\x23-\x2B\x2D-\x3A\x3C-\x5B\x5D-\x7E]*)(?:; [!#$%&'*+.^_`|~0-9A-Za-z-]+=(?:"[\x21\x23-\x2B\x2D-\x3A\x3C-\x5B\x5D-\x7E]*"|[\x21\x23-\x2B\x2D-\x3A\x3C-\x5B\x5D-\x7E]*))*$Python re syntax.
Examples
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| SID=31d4d96e407aad42; lang=en-US | Example from RFC 6265 |
| SID=31d4d96e407aad42;lang=en-US invalid | No space after the semicolon |
Sources
Use this record
- Page URL:
https://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/http_cookie - JSON: API v1 · legacy shape (used by metacrafter) · Markdown (for LLMs)
- Improve it: edit
data/datatypes/any/internet/http_cookie.yamlon GitHub