Basic/NTLM/file Cookie Type

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Basic/NTLM/file Cookie Type

For the Basic/NTLM/file - prompt via form Results Authorization method, this setting controls what cookie type to use for Webinator's copy of the user's credentials.

With Basic/NTLM/file - prompt via form set, when a user conducts a search for the first time, a form is presented (from Webinator) asking for a user and password. The user/pass is sent back to the user as a cookie from Webinator for use in future searches without having to re-prompt. The user/pass is also simultaneously used to validate search results via HTTP Basic/NTLM or Windows/SMB file access.

The Basic/NTLM/file Cookie Type setting controls whether this cookie from Webinator should be Persistent (retained permanently so the user does not have to login again) or Session (discarded after browser closure for security).

Note that the Basic/NTLM/file Cookie Type cookie is distinct from the Login Cookies; they are used for different access methods. The former originates from Webinator and is only ever sent to/from the user and Webinator: non-cookie-based access methods are then used from Webinator to the result URLs for actual authentication. Login Cookies, however, originate from a third-party form-based login system, and pass from the login server to the user to Webinator to the result URLs.