<@U04UQ68083H> Is there a way to generate admin or...
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@chilly-king-10285 Is there a way to generate admin ory-session cookie?
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Based on the knowledge sources provided, there isn't a specific way to generate an "admin" Ory session cookie. Ory session cookies are generated when a user authenticates through the browser-based login flow, and they represent a user's authenticated session. Ory sessions come in two formats: 1. Ory Session Cookie - used for browser-based interactions 2. Ory Session Token - used for non-browser clients like mobile apps When a user successfully authenticates (for example, by logging in), Ory automatically sets the session cookie in the browser via the
Set-Cookie
HTTP header. This happens after a successful login or registration (if the
session
after hook is enabled). For example, after a successful login, Ory sets cookies like this:
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Set-Cookie: csrf_token=b8OebRPTPr5ow23mA5gIZmFNLeuMbv8pZz1jT1Ex7ys=; Path=/; Domain=127.0.0.1; Max-Age=31536000; HttpOnly Set-Cookie: ory_kratos_session=MTU5OTE2ODc2N3xEdi1CQkFFQ180SUFBUkFCRUFBQVJfLUNBQUVHYzNSeWFXNW5EQThBRFhObGMzTnBiMjVmZEc5clpXNEdjM1J5YVc1bkRDSUFJR055VlROMGRteHhSakJrUzBkbmRUUjBlVFY1V0RCRWFVTnJXVmR6V25oaHx2DICsB6IMbaHSQwnYITUZqr7Qx7CxUlnaneJWH495wQ==; Path=/; Expires=Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:32:47 GMT; Max-Age=86400; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax
If you need to validate or check a session in your application, you would use the
/sessions/whoami
endpoint or the SDK's
toSession()
method, which accepts the session cookie and returns the session information. For backend applications, you would typically forward the cookies received from the frontend when calling Ory's API to validate the session, as mentioned in the [Migrate to Ory tutorial](https://www.ory.sh/docs/migrate-to-ory#integrate-backend). If you're looking to create administrative capabilities, Ory's approach is to use regular user accounts with appropriate permissions rather than having a special "admin" session type.