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Cookie security needs review

One or more initial-response cookies omit Secure or SameSite protection.

The concept

What does this test measure?

One or more initial-response cookies omit Secure or SameSite protection.

Recommended action

What to do next

  1. Add Secure to cookies that should only travel over HTTPS.
  2. Choose an appropriate SameSite value.
  3. Add HttpOnly to session cookies that JavaScript does not need.
Confirmation

How to verify the fix

Inspect cookies after sign-in and across important application flows.

Interpret carefully

When this result may be wrong

This check sees the initial response only; consent and authenticated cookies can differ.

Ready to check again?

Run a fresh report after DNS caches and platform changes have had time to update.

Check a domain