PM80035: COOKIE SET FOR ANONYMOUS PAGES VIOLATES COOKIE LAW

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While browsing on anonymous portal pages, WebSphere Portal sets
  a cookie called "DigestTracker" to allow for a full refresh of
  cached resources (e.g. when pressing Ctrl-PF5 in the browser).
  This cookie, however, violates the European cookie law.
  
  Please note: This cookie does not track personal information
  and is used only for cache invalidation. Still, the European
  cookie law considers it "dangerous", which of course, it is
  not.
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 20 (PM78581) for Portal
  7.0.0.1 and into the WebSphere Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative
  Fix 20 (PM78582) for Portal 7.0.0.2 available from Fix Central:
  
  7.0.0.1:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.1&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78581
  
  7.0.0.2:
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=7.
  0.0.2&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PM78582
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR makes the DigestTracker configurable. It can be
  disabled by setting the following configuration parameter in the
   WAS Admin Console > Resources > Resource Environment > Resource
   Environment Providers > WP ConfigService:
  
  digest.tracker.enabled = false
  
  This will, of course, mean that the end user can no longer
  trigger a complete refresh of the displayed content.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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