Understanding the format of RSA cookies
Originally Published: 2003-06-17
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Authentication Agent 5.3 for Web
RSA Cookie
Cookie Format
Issue
Cause
Resolution
NOTE: Since the release of RSA ACE/Agent 4.4, the documented structure and naming of the cookies has changed
For version 4.3 and earlier, cookie names are as follows:
local = webid2
domain = webid2_dom
For RSA ACE/Agent 4.4 and later, the cookie has variable length fields; therefore, the different fields are delimited, with the names as follows.
local = rsa-local
domain = webid2_dom
Additionally, the data in the cookie is URL encoded and are designed to conform to RFC 2965.
The cookie is made of a number of fields, where the variable length fields are delimited (with a Z00' sequence) and the order of the fields is as follows:
delimiter
username
shell
auth type
create time
sd time
3rd party data
RSA Reserved Data
so, given the following cookie:
rsa-local=TestTechZ00Z002Z003D8749DAZ003D8749DAZ00Z00Z9AZ0DXZ3DZC7Z19Z0
FLZECccZD1ZBDZ95fZAA9ZC3FycZFFZ16Z5AZE9Z26NZA3n0Z80ZD4
The data is broken down into the following items:
delimiter = Z00
username = TestTech
shell = <blank>
auth type = 2
create time = 3D8749DA
sd time (same as create) = 3D8749DA
3rd party data = <blank>
Use double null to delimit reserved data
RSA Reserved Data =
9AZ0DXZ3DZC7Z19Z0FLZECccZD1ZBDZ95fZAA9ZC3FycZFFZ16Z5AZE9Z26NZA3n0Z80ZD4
The current version of web agent is RSA ACE/Agent 5.2 for Web and support for versions 4.4 and earlier has now ceased.
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