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--- faq:cookies [2016-07-19 11:32] – md5-hash replaced by hmac 77.163.105.217
+++ faq:cookies [2022-12-21 16:06] (current) – [Cookies] changed "and functional" to "are functional" 40.142.58.6
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 ====== Cookies ======
 :?: I want to comply with the EU Cookie Law and need to know what kind of cookies DokuWiki uses?
 :!: A default installation of DokuWiki sets **three cookies**. But be aware that [[:plugins]] can set their own cookies!
+As you can see, the default cookies required are functional cookies only. No tracking is implemented with these cookies. Nonetheless, you can use the [[plugin:cookielaw]] or [[plugin:cookiebanner]] plugins to display a banner for user consent with cookie storing, if you think that is required.
+===== DW<hash> =====
-===== DW<md5-hash> =====
 Used for authentication after login. This holds the necessary data to (re)login a previously authenticated user.
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   * Typical content: encrypted username and password
   * Expires: in a year ((if "Remember me" was checked when logging in, otherwise: at the end of the browser session))
-In newer versions of DokuWiki: md5-hash is not longer used.  Instead a hmac based hash is used.
 ===== DOKU_PREFS =====
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 ===== DokuWiki =====
 The standard PHP session identifier. Used to hold temporary data and to avoid CSRF attacks.
   * Importance: **necessary**
   * Typical content: random ID
   * Expires: at the end of the browser session