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userid_name uid;

userid_domain example.com;

userid_path /;

userid_expires 365d;

userid_p3p 'policyref="/w3c/p3p.xml", CP="CUR ADM OUR NOR

STA NID"';

}

}

These directives are summarized in the following table:

Table: UserID module directives

Directive Explanation

userid Activates the module according to the

following parameters:

• on: Sets Version 2 cookies and logs
  those received


• v1: Sets Version 1 cookies and logs
  those received


• log: Disables setting of cookies, but
  enables logging them


• off: Disables both the setting of
  cookies and the logging of them
  userid_domain Configures a domain to be set in the cookie.
  userid_expires Sets the age of the cookie. If the keyword
  max is used, this translates to 31 Dec 2037
  23:55:55 GMT.
  userid_name Sets the name of the cookie (default is uid).
  userid_p3p Configures the P3P header; for sites which
  declare their privacy policy using the
  Platform for Privacy Preferences Project's
  protocol.
  userid_path Defines the path set in the cookie.
  userid_service Identity of the service that set the cookie.
  For example, the default value for Version
  2 cookies is the IP address of the server that
  set the cookie.