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Essential cookies
We use essential cookies to keep your data secure while you use NHS Notify.
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| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| csrf_token | Helps keep the site secure by preventing cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. | When your session has ended |
| CognitoIdentityServiceProvider.accessToken | A cookie used for authentication. This lets us know that you’ve started a session in our interface and keeps it open for an hour. | 1 year |
| CognitoIdentityServiceProvider.clockDrift | A cookie used for authentication. This cookie tracks the time difference between your local clock and a remote clock to keep your session active. | 1 year |
| CognitoIdentityServiceProvider.oauthMetadata | A cookie used for authentication. This records the type of authentication you used to sign in to help when signing you out. | 1 year |
| CognitoIdentityServiceProvider.refreshToken | A cookie used for authentication. This periodically refreshes your session to the maximum time. | 1 year |
| CognitoIdentityServiceProvider.LastAuthUser | A cookie used for authentication. This records the user ID of the last authenticated user on a device and identifies any corresponding cookies to that user ID. | 1 year |