---
title: Cookie management
description: PingFederate uses cookies to maintain sessions and support authentication. The following topics explain how to manage cookies in PingFederate:
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:pf_cookie_management
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/administrators_reference_guide/pf_cookie_management.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 25, 2026
---

# Cookie management

PingFederate uses cookies to maintain sessions and support authentication. The following topics explain how to manage cookies in PingFederate:

* [Configuring the PingFederate cookie](pf_configuring_pf_cookie.html)

* [Specifying the domain of the `PF.PERSISTENT` cookie](pf_specifying_domain_pf_persistent_cookie.html)

* [Enabling partitioned cookies](pf_enabling_partitioned_cookies.html)