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dubdub
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusCookie encryption variability
Hi all,
This may be a very stupid question... I am encrypting a cookie with a static name and value, but see in the logs that the encrypted value changes with each session. If I am using the same name, value, and passphrase for the encryption across the board, I would have expected the encrypted result to be the same; does "HTTP::cookie encrypt" include other seed factors into the encryption algorithm?
Thanks,
Jen
hooleylistCirrostratus
Hi Jen,
The HTTP::cookie encrypt function does use a salt. So the cipher text should be different for each encryption iteration even with the same plaintext input.
Aaron
dubdubGreat, thank you for the information!
Hem_66900Cirrus
Does any one happen to know what algorithm F5 uses to encrypt cookies.MD5 or SHA