Cookie Parameter

Purpose: Checks the cookies associated with each request for the specified value.

The Matches/Does Not Match option determines the conditions under which this match option will be satisfied.

• Matches: If this option has been selected, then the request must contain the specified cookie and its value must match the one defined in this match option.
• Does Not Match: If this option has been selected, this match option will be satisfied if either of the following conditions are true:
  • The request does not contain the specified cookie.
  • The request contains the specified cookie, but its value does not match the one defined in this match option..

Key information:

• Special characters, including an asterisk, are not supported when specifying a cookie name. This means that only exact cookie name matches are eligible for comparison.
• Only a single cookie name can be specified per instance of this match option.
• Specify multiple cookie values by delimiting each one with a single space.
• A cookie value can take advantage of special characters.
• If a wildcard character (i.e., *) has not been specified, then only an exact match will satisfy this match option. For example, specifying "Value" will match "Value," but not "Value1" or "Value2."