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====== Cookies ======

^ cookie name  ^ purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ||
|  DW<hash>    | Used for authentication after login. This holds the necessary data to (re)login a previously authenticated user                                                                                                             ||
|              | Importance:                                                                                                      | **necessary** for anyone who needs to log in                                                              |
|              | 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))  |
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| DOKU_PREFS   | Used for remembering helpful user preferences, like the size of the editor textarea.                                                                                                                                        ||
|              | Importance:                                                                                                      | functional                                                                                                |
|              | Typical content:                                                                                                 | name/value pairs in plain text                                                                            |
|              | Expires:                                                                                                         | in a year                                                                                                 |
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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                                                                         |