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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ When you protect a site with Cloudflare Access, Cloudflare checks every HTTP req

## Access JWTs

The `CF_Authorization` cookie contains the user's identity in the form of a JSON Web Token (JWT). Cloudflare securely creates these tokens through the OAUTH or SAML integration between Cloudflare Access and the configured identity provider.
The `CF_Authorization` cookie contains the user's identity in the form of a [JSON Web Token (JWT)](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/access-management/token-based-authentication/). Cloudflare securely creates these tokens through the OAUTH or SAML integration between Cloudflare Access and the configured identity provider.

Access generates two separate `CF_Authorization` tokens depending on the domain:

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The following Access cookies are essential to Access functionality. Cookies that are marked as required cannot be opted out of. The following cookies are not used for tracking or analytics.

| Cookie | Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------- |
| [CF_Authorization](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#access-jwts) (team domain) | [JSON web token (JWT)](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/access-management/token-based-authentication/) set on the `cloudflareaccess.com` [team domain](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name) that contains the user's identity and enables Access to perform single sign-on (SSO) | If set, adheres to [global session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#global-session-duration).<br/><br/> If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/> If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours. | Yes | None | Required |
| [CF_Authorization](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#access-jwts) (Access application domain) | [JSON web token (JWT)](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/access-management/token-based-authentication/) set on the domain protected by Access that allows Access to confirm that the user has been authenticated and is authorized to reach the origin | If set, adheres to [policy session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#policy-session-duration).<br/><br/> If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/> If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours. | Admin choice (Default: None) | Admin choice (Default: None) | Required |
| CF_Binding | Refer to [Binding cookie](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#binding-cookie) | If set, adheres to [policy session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#policy-session-duration).<br/><br/> If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/> If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours. | Yes | None | Optional |
| CF_Session | [CSRF](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/threats/cross-site-request-forgery/) token used on the `cloudflareaccess.com` [team domain](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name) | 4 hours | Yes | None | Required |
| CF_AppSession | [CSRF](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/threats/cross-site-request-forgery/) token used per application domain, scoped to individual applications behind Access | 24 hours | Yes | None | Required |
| CF_Device | Cookie used to help prevent abuse of the [Access OTP flow](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/identity/one-time-pin/) | 30 days | Yes | Strict | Required |
### CF_Authorization (team domain)

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | --------- |
| [JSON web token (JWT)](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#access-jwts) set on the `cloudflareaccess.com` [team domain](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name) that contains the user's identity and enables Access to perform single sign-on (SSO) | <details><summary>View</summary>If set, adheres to [global session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#global-session-duration).<br/><br/>If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/>If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours.</details> | Yes | None | Required |

### CF_Authorization (Access application domain)

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------- |
| [JSON web token (JWT)](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#access-jwts) set on the domain protected by Access that allows Access to confirm that the user has been authenticated and is authorized to reach the origin | <details><summary>View</summary>If set, adheres to [policy session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#policy-session-duration).<br/><br/>If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/>If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours.</details> | Admin choice (Default: None) | Admin choice (Default: None) | Required |

### CF_Binding

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | --------- |
| Refer to [Binding cookie](/cloudflare-one/identity/authorization-cookie/#binding-cookie) | <details><summary>View</summary>If set, adheres to [policy session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#policy-session-duration).<br/><br/>If not, adheres to [application session duration](/cloudflare-one/identity/users/session-management/#application-session-duration).<br/><br/>If neither are set, defaults to 24 hours.</details> | Yes | None | Optional |

### CF_Session

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | -------- | -------- | --------- |
| [CSRF](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/threats/cross-site-request-forgery/) token used on the `cloudflareaccess.com` [team domain](/cloudflare-one/faq/getting-started-faq/#what-is-a-team-domainteam-name) | 4 hours | Yes | None | Required |

### CF_AppSession

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- | -------- | --------- |
| [CSRF](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/threats/cross-site-request-forgery/) token used per application domain, scoped to individual applications behind Access | 24 hours | Yes | None | Required |

### CF_Device

| Details | Expiration | HttpOnly | SameSite | Required? |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- | -------- | --------- |
| Cookie used to help prevent abuse of the [Access OTP flow](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/identity/one-time-pin/) | 30 days | Yes | Strict | Required |

## Cookie settings

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