Protocol for failover cookies
Failover authentication cookies are disabled by default. To enable failover cookies, edit the WebSEAL configuration file.
In the [failover] stanza, specify a value that instructs WebSEAL how to handle requests with failover cookies. The following table shows the valid values.
| Stanza Entry | Description |
|---|---|
failover-auth = http |
Failover cookies enabled over HTTP protocol. |
failover-auth = https |
Failover cookies enabled over HTTPS (SSL) protocol. |
failover-auth = both |
Failover cookies enabled over both HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) protocol. |
Note: Enabling
failover authentication to either HTTP or
HTTPS causes cookies to be written to clients connecting over all protocols.
The value specified in the failover-auth stanza
entry dictates the protocol over which cookies will be accepted for
authentication during a failover authentication event.