The required anti-forgery cookie "__RequestVerificationToken_L25lcw2" is not present

Updated August 20, 2024 19:02

Debbie Redmond

This error message appears after you sign into NES Administrator Console.

The following figure provides an example of the error message.

Figure 1. The required anti-forgery cookie "__RequestVerificationToken_L25lcw2" is not present

Cause

This error appears because NES server is configured to use HTTP connections.

Perform the following actions to remove the requirement for anti-forgery cookies:

Note: Use Notepad++ or run Notepad as administrator to edit the files.

Create a backup copy of the following files:
- ..\inetpub\wwwroot\nes\NES\Web.Config
- ..\inetpub\wwwroot\nes\NEnrollment\Web.Config
- ..\inetpub\wwwroot\nes\AuthenticationService\Web.Config
Edit each Web.Config file, and then perform the following steps:
1. Search for the string httpCookies
2. Comment out the line <httpCookies requireSSL="true" />.
  For example 
3. Save the file.
Restart IIS.