How can I get the value of a secure cookie with jQuery?

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I am currently using jquery.cookie to get/create cookies on a website; however, I am having trouble getting the value of a secure cookie.

The plugin creates the secure cookie just fine using the following code:

$.cookie('myCookie', 'myValue', { expires: 365, secure: true });

I am then using the following code to retrieve the value:

var myCookie = $.cookie('myCookie');

Unfortunately this does not work and the value null is always returned. Can anyone see what I may be doing wrong?

You're trying to access a cookie that can't be accessed by javascript — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented May 14, 2012 at 18:59
Actually, suddenly I was unsure, secure cookies are often used with HTTPS, I was thinking of HTTPonly cookies, but not sure how the $.cookie plugin does this, but I'm guessing it either has something to do with SSL or it can no longer be accessed from JS. — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented May 14, 2012 at 19:03
I have also tried the following jquery cookie plugin and it didnt seem to work either. code.google.com/p/cookies/wiki/Documentation#Get_a_cookie — Josh Mein
– Josh Mein, Commented May 14, 2012 at 19:06
I checked that on HTTP protocol created secure cookie is deleted immediately. Possibly something is wrong with your HTTPS. — Pavel Strakhov
– Pavel Strakhov, Commented May 14, 2012 at 19:16

adeneo · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-14 19:06:04Z

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The documentation says:

The secure attribute of the cookie will be set and the cookie transmission will require a secure protocol (like HTTPS).

Are you using HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, or something similar, if not it will probably not work?

answered May 14, 2012 at 19:06

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adeneo Over a year ago

You could try console.log(document.cookie); to see what's available in the browser. If it's there it is the cookie plugin that is not able to read it, if it's not there, your server is'nt sending it for some reason, probably because of some SSL problem.

Josh Mein Over a year ago

Thanks, I think it may actually be an SSL issue. We have had a dew other intermittent SSL issues recently. +1

Azhaguvel A Over a year ago

Hi Adeneo, I am setting the cookie in Vaadin framework and try to read it in Ext-JS but I am not able to read it even if the application running in https protocol. Cookie set in Vaadin with secure = true, httpOnly = true but I can see the cookie in developer console in the browser. Could you please give an idea to resolve this?

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