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Using Cookies with Siebel Applications

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Siebel applications running in the Web browser can optionally use cookies for a variety of purposes.

NOTE:  Unless otherwise noted, all of the cookies described in this section apply to both high interactivity and standard interactivity applications.

All cookies used by Siebel applications are encrypted using standard encryption algorithms provided by RSA.

For information about enabling cookies in the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser, see Enabling Cookies for Siebel Applications.

Siebel applications use the following kinds of cookies:

Session cookie. Manages user sessions. For details, see Session Cookie.
Auto-login credential cookie. Stores user credentials. For details, see Auto-Login Credential Cookie.
Siebel QuickStart cookie. This cookie is created for the Mobile Web Client when Siebel QuickStart is used. This Siebel client supports employee applications in high interactivity mode only. The Siebel QuickStart cookie, named siebel.local.client, is persistent and does not contain Siebel session ID data.

For more information, see Siebel Mobile Web Client and Siebel QuickStart.

Siebel Reports Server cookie. Contains the user's Siebel login name and an auto-generated password. This cookie is sent by the Siebel Web Server to the browser, and must be enabled in order for the user's Siebel client to connect to the Reports Server (in single sign-on fashion). The Reports Server cookie, named ReportCookie, is non-persistent and does not contain Siebel session ID data.

For more information about administering Siebel Reports, refer to Siebel Reports Administration Guide.

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