https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31323

--- Comment #10 from Jérémie Roquet <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #9)
> All HTTP cookies have a "Secure" attribute that determines whether the
> browser
> will send them over HTTP or not. So, in other words, the actual protocol
> under
> which the cookie was sent is irrelevant, it's the Secure flag on the cookie
> that matters.
> 
> When you log in using HTTPS in MediaWiki, almost every cookie is set to
> Secure
> so that it only goes over HTTPS. However, if you look in User::setCookies,
> you'll see that the forceHTTPS cookie is explicitly set without the Secure
> attribute so that it'll be visible regardless of protocol.

That's a crystal clear explanation, thank you!

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