Setting document.cookie with an expire date still sets as a session cookie in FF

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Hello, all,

My boss just ran across something that isn’t working as expected, and I’m researching it.

As a test to duplicate what he is experiencing, I have a file called testform.html and at the bottom of the page inside my script tags, I placed:

document.cookie = "name=testcookie;expires=Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT;path=/";

Opening the page in FF and using Dev Tools, I click on the Storage tab and see:

COOKIENOTSETTING
COOKIENOTSETTING929×146 7.79 KB

It’s setting as a session cookie, not planting it on the HD as I had expected.

I have not tried this in IE, but wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this issue?

V/r,

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Are… you hard coding the expiry of the cookie?

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Affirmative.

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The line seems to work fine for me in FF… what version are you using?

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52.9 32-bit.

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might be time to update considering the 52 branch is in End Of Life for ESR as of tomorrow… but i cant imagine that it’d make THAT much of a difference, considering 52 is only a year and a half old…hrm.

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Can’t. For some strange reason, the DoD insists on lagging behind on software versions, especially browsers. They are security testing the next version that they are considering, but it’s probably v53. :open_mouth:

Such is my lot. Anyhoo… I’m heading out to a dental appointment. I’ll get back to it, tomorrow. Thank you!

V/r,

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Oh. Government work. I salute you and commiserate your software standing. :wink:

I’m not sure what else I can say other than “It works for me”… unless something ELSE on your page (or in the server backend) is futzing around with the same cookie…

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Boss figured it out. Security settings that are locked from any user changing them make it so that cookies cannot be set to HD. ALL cookies are session cookies.

sigh

V/r,

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