How to set the identifier SESSIONID to httponly and secure

Article Id: 7167

Status: Published

Updated On: 14-02-2018 08:14

Legacy Id: TEC1040092

Products:

CA API Developer Portal CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction:

Portal uese unique identifier SESSIONID during login process .

This parameter is transferred by using cookies. This does not use the following

HttpOnly - prevents form JavaScript to read sensitive data.

Secure - prevents from browser to send cookie via HTTP

Environment:

Release: L7APIP99000-3.5-API Developer Portal-Perpetual
Component:

Resolution:

To ensure that unique identifier SESSIONID is both secure and HttpOnly

1) Make a backup copy of and then edit this file:

/opt/Deployments/lrs/server/conf/server.xml

2) Change this section:

<Connector port="37080" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192"

maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" maxSpareThreads="75"

enableLookups="false" redirectPort="50443" acceptCount="100"

connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true"

compression="on"

compressableMimeType="text/plain,text/html,text/xml,text/css,text/javascript,application/x-javascript,application/javascript"

/>

to this:

<Connector port="37080" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192"

maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" maxSpareThreads="75"

enableLookups="false" redirectPort="50443" acceptCount="100"

connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true"

compression="on"

compressableMimeType="text/plain,text/html,text/xml,text/css,text/javascript,application/x-javascript,application/javascript"

secure="true"

/>

and save the edited file.

3) Make a backup copy of and then edit this file:

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

4) Add this line (for example, to the end of the file as a new line):

Header edit Set-Cookie (.*) "$1; HttpOnly"

and save the edited file.

5) Run these commands to put the change into effect:

# /opt/Deployments/lrs/server/bin/catalina.sh stop

# service httpd restart

# /opt/Deployments/lrs/server/bin/catalina.sh start