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Document that source cookies are currently not encrypted
Mostly flagging this is a known issue that should not be re-reported to us in hopes of a bounty.
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securedrop/source_app/session_manager.py

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# Save the passphrase in the user's session cookie
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# TODO: this is not encrypted and is recoverable client-side by anyone with
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# access to the cookie. This is known and tracked at <https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/204>.
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session[cls._SESSION_COOKIE_KEY_FOR_CODENAME] = supplied_passphrase
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# Save the session expiration date in the user's session cookie

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