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title: "Understanding Decisions Cookies"
slug: "understanding-decisions-cookies"
updated: 2025-04-25T18:02:53Z
published: 2025-04-25T18:02:53Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.decisions.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understanding Decisions Cookies

## Overview

Decisions use cookies to store important information about the individual user's details and preferences. The following are the cookies used in v9 with the details of how they are used.

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## List of Cookies used by Decisions

| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| ForceStudio | Used to identify if the user is in the Designer Studio or User Portal |
| ContextDisplayType | Used to identify the user's browser type (Desktop, Mobile, etc.) |
| DecisionsSessionID | Session ID is used to identify the user's session on the browser |
| Decisions.Auth | Encrypted Authentication Key used to validate the user |
| Decisions.AFKey | Anti Forgery Public Key to encrypt the communication |

Localhost Installations Cookie BehaviorIn a localhost installation of Decisions, you may notice that certain cookies, such as ForceStudio, ContextDisplayType, and DecisionsSessionID, do not appear. This is often due to default settings and the absence of specific features or configurations that utilize these cookies.