How can I set the Secure flag on an ASP.NET Session Cookie?

Question

How can I set the Secure flag on an ASP.NET Session Cookie, so that it will only be transmitted over HTTPS and never over plain HTTP?

Answer 1

secure - This attribute tells the browser to only send the cookie if the request is being sent over a secure channel such as HTTPS. This will help protect the cookie from being passed over unencrypted requests. If the application can be accessed over both HTTP and HTTPS, then there is the potential that the cookie can be sent in clear text.