HTTP Cookies set on web properties of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Introduction

Frontkom performed an extensive verification of all NMBU web properties referenced on the nmbu.no platform. The verification was done on all content available to the public from such properties as well as third party applications present or referred to in those properties.

NMBU’s web properties that were subject to such analysis were:

• www.nmbu.no
• blogg.nmbu.no
• brukerdata.nmbu.no
• careergate.nmbu.no
• cosus.nmbu.no
• design.nmbu.no
• epost.nmbu.no
• foodsofnorway.net
• form.nmbu.no
• foto.nmbu.no
• gronne-ordboka.nmbu.no
• mediasite.nmbu.no
• nmbu.instructure.com
• nora.nmbu.no
• norzymed.nmbu.no
• nr-data.net
• print-mobile.nmbu.no
• print-web.nmbu.no
• repository.nmbu.no
• skjema.nmbu.no
• static02.nmbu.no
• support.nmbu.no

HTTP cookies set on www.nmbu.no

__unam

Functional cookie set with the ShareThis social sharing widget.

_ga

Performance cookie from Google Universal Analytics, used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.

_gat, _gat_global and _gat_gw

Performance cookies from Google Universal Analytics, used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.

_gid

Performance cookie from Google Universal Analytics, used to store and update a unique value for each page visited.

_hjIncludedInSample

Performance cookie for web analytics functionality and services from HotJar, that uniquely identifies a visitor during a browser session.

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

mp_[hash]_mixpanel

Performance cookie from Mixpanel that uniquely identifies a visitor during a browser session.

nmstat

Performance cookie name for the website analytics service provided by SiteImprove, that enables site owners to gather usage statistics.

HTTP cookies set on blogg.nmbu.no

_wpss_h_

Performance cookie used by WP-Spamshield plugin.

_wpss_p_

Performance cookie used by WP-Spamshield plugin.

JCS_INENREF

Performance cookie used by WP-Spamshield plugin.

JCS_INENTIM

Performance cookie used by WP-Spamshield plugin.

HTTP cookies set on brukerdata.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-brukerdata.nmbu.no

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

PHPSESSID

Cookie with a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables.

TS[hash]

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite firewall, that sets a session cookie used for protection against Cross Site Request Forgery. This requires confirmation with the application’s authors.

HTTP cookies set on careergate.nmbu.no

anonymous_tracking_id_main

Cookie with unique identifier for non-authenticated user sessions.

AWSALB

Performance cookie from Amazon Web Services, used for session persistance.

ga_client_id_global

Performance cookie from Google Analytics, used to store and update a unique value for each page visited.

ga_client_id_gw

Performance cookie from Google Analytics, used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.

hl

Cookie with identifier of the user’s language setting.

lang

Cookie with identifier of the user’s browser language.

PHPSESSID

Cookie with a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables.

HTTP cookies set on cosus.nmbu.no

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

HTTP cookies set on design.nmbu.no

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

HTTP cookies set on epost.nmbu.no

ClientId

User session unique identifier.

cookieTest

Functional cookie used to test if the user’s browser accepts cookies, and then can be used to set a session unique identifier. This requires confirmation with the application’s authors.

HTTP cookies set on foodsofnorway.net

_ga

Performance cookie from Google Universal Analytics, used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.

_gat

Performance cookie from Google Universal Analytics, used to throttle the request rate, limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.

_gid

Performance cookie from Google Universal Analytics, used to store and update a unique value for each page visited.

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

HTTP cookies set on form.nmbu.no

PHPSESSID

Cookie with a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables.

HTTP cookies set on foto.nmbu.no

FotoWebVersion

Functional cookie from FotoWeb that identifies the version in use.

HTTP cookies set on gronne-ordboka.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-static01.nmbu.no-443

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

HTTP cookies set on mediasite.nmbu.no

msite_backend

User session unique identifier.

HTTP cookies set on nmbu.instructure.com

_csrf_token

Performance cookie for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) prevention.

Canvas_session

Canvas user session unique identifier.

Log_session_id

User session unique identifier.

HTTP cookies set on nora.nmbu.no

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

HTTP cookies set on norzymed.nmbu.no

ais

Functional cookie from the Drupal module Adaptive Image Styles, that indicate which browser resolution it should server images for.

has_js

Functional cookie from the Drupal content management system, that indicate whether or not the visitors browser has JavaScript enabled.

HTTP cookies set on print-mobile.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-print-mobile-443

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

TS[hash]

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite firewall, that sets a session cookie used for protection against Cross Site Request Forgery. This requires confirmation with the application’s authors.

HTTP cookies set on print-web.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-print-mobile-443

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

TS[hash]

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite firewall, that sets a session cookie used for protection against Cross Site Request Forgery. This requires confirmation with the application’s authors.

HTTP cookies set on repository.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-staticx2.nmbu.no-443 and BIGipServerPOOL-staticx2.nmbu.no-80

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

HTTP cookies set on skjema.nmbu.no

PHPSESSID

Cookie with a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables.

HTTP cookies set on static02.nmbu.no

BIGipServerPOOL-staticx2.nmbu.no-443

Performance cookie from the BIG-IP product suite, used for managing sessions on load balanced servers and ensure user requests are routed consistently to the correct server.

HTTP cookies set on support.nmbu.no

__utma, __utmb, __utmc and __utmz

Set of four performance cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance.

__utmt

Performance cookie set by Google Analytics, used to throttle the request rate for the service and limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.

pll_language

Functional cookie name from the Polylang plug-in for WordPress, that stores a language preference for the visitor to support multi-lingual websites.

HTTP cookies set by 3rd party resources used on NMBU properties