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@@ -457,6 +457,23 @@ The domain to use for session cookies. Set this to a string such as
``".lawrence.com"`` (note the leading dot!) for cross-domain cookies, or use
``None`` for a standard domain cookie.
+SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY
+-----------------------
+
+Default: ``False``
+
+Whether to use HTTPOnly flag on the session cookie. If this is set to
+``True``, client-side JavaScript will not to be able to access the
+session cookie.
+
+HTTPOnly_ is a flag included in a Set-Cookie HTTP response header. It
+is not part of the RFC2109 standard for cookies, and it isn't honored
+consistently by all browsers. However, when it is honored, it can be a
+useful way to mitigate the risk of client side script accessing the
+protected cookie data.
+
+.. _HTTPOnly: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/HTTPOnly
+
SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
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