When we use cookies
We only uses cookies when absolutely required. As such the number of cookies is absolutely minimal. In order to track users between requests a session cookie is used, this is unavoidable and this site will not function if this cookie is blocked.
The areas described below are where cookies are used to provide additional functionality. The functionality can be disabled and the cookies will never be generated or looked for.
Session cookie
This site uses a cookie to track the users session.
This cookie is created for every user who browses any page on the site.
Shibboleth
If this site has been configured to use a Shibboleth provider for authentication then the Shibbotleth authentication plugin will create a cookie to facilitate its functionality.
This cookie is only created if the Shibboleth pluggin has been enabled and configured for use.
This cookie is given the name _saml_idp.