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Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition
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Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

by Martin Bjerretoft Fjordvald, Nedelcu
February 2018
Beginner to intermediate
348 pages
9h 40m
English
Packt Publishing
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UserID filter

This module assigns an identifier to clients by issuing cookies. The identifier can be accessed from the variables $uid_got and $uid_set further in the configuration:

Directive

Description

userid

Context: http, server, location

Enables or disables issuing and logging of cookies.

The directive accepts four possible values:

  • on: Enables v2 cookies and logs them
  • v1: Enables v1 cookies and logs them
  • log: Does not send cookie data, but logs incoming cookies
  • off: Does not send cookie data

Default value: userid off;

userid_service

Context: http, server, location

Defines the IP address of the server issuing the cookie.

Syntax: userid_service ip;

Default: IP address of the server

userid_name

Context: http,

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ISBN: 9781788623551