IBM Security Verify Access for Web WebSEAL categories stanza entry

categories

Use the categories stanza entry to specify the type of information stored in the cookie or linked to by the cookie.

categories = {physical|online|uniqueid|purchase|financial|computer|navigation|interactive|demographic|content|state|political|health|preference|location|government|other-category}

Description

Type of information stored in the cookie or linked to by the cookie. When the non-identifiable stanza entry is set to yes, then no categories need be configured.
Options

physical Information that allows an individual to be contacted or located in the physical world. For example, telephone number or address.
online Information that allows an individual to be contacted or located on the Internet.
uniqueid Non-financial identifiers, excluding government-issued identifiers, issued for purposes of consistently identifying or recognizing the individual.
purchase Information actively generated by the purchase of a product or service, including information about the method of payment.
financial Information about an individual's finances including account status and activity information such as account balance, payment or overdraft history, and information about an individual's purchase or use of financial instruments including credit or debit card information.
computer Information about the computer system the individual is using to access the network. For example, IP number, domain name, browser type or operating system.
navigation Data passively generated by browsing the Web site. For example, which pages are visited, and how long users stay on each page.
interactive Data actively generated from or reflecting explicit interactions with a service provider through its site. For example, queries to a search engine, or logs of account activity.
demographic Data about an individual's characteristics. For example, gender, age, and income.
content The words and expressions contained in the body of a communication. For example, the text of email, bulletin board postings, or chat room communications.
state Mechanisms for maintaining a stateful session with a user or automatically recognizing users who have visited a particular site or accessed particular content previously. For example, HTTP cookies.
political Membership in or affiliation with groups such as religious organizations, trade unions, professional associations and political parties.
health Information about an individual's physical or mental health, sexual orientation, use or inquiry into health care services or products, and purchase of health care services or products
preference Data about an individual's likes and dislikes. For example, favorite color or musical tastes.
location Information that can be used to identify an individual's current physical location and track them as their location changes. For example, Global Positioning System position data.
government Identifiers issued by a government for purposes of consistently identifying the individual.
other-category Other types of data not captured by the above definitions.

Usage: Required.
Default: uniqueid
Example: categories = uniqueid
Parent topic: [p3p-header] stanza

physical	Information that allows an individual to be contacted or located in the physical world. For example, telephone number or address.
online	Information that allows an individual to be contacted or located on the Internet.
uniqueid	Non-financial identifiers, excluding government-issued identifiers, issued for purposes of consistently identifying or recognizing the individual.
purchase	Information actively generated by the purchase of a product or service, including information about the method of payment.
financial	Information about an individual's finances including account status and activity information such as account balance, payment or overdraft history, and information about an individual's purchase or use of financial instruments including credit or debit card information.
computer	Information about the computer system the individual is using to access the network. For example, IP number, domain name, browser type or operating system.
navigation	Data passively generated by browsing the Web site. For example, which pages are visited, and how long users stay on each page.
interactive	Data actively generated from or reflecting explicit interactions with a service provider through its site. For example, queries to a search engine, or logs of account activity.
demographic	Data about an individual's characteristics. For example, gender, age, and income.
content	The words and expressions contained in the body of a communication. For example, the text of email, bulletin board postings, or chat room communications.
state	Mechanisms for maintaining a stateful session with a user or automatically recognizing users who have visited a particular site or accessed particular content previously. For example, HTTP cookies.
political	Membership in or affiliation with groups such as religious organizations, trade unions, professional associations and political parties.
health	Information about an individual's physical or mental health, sexual orientation, use or inquiry into health care services or products, and purchase of health care services or products
preference	Data about an individual's likes and dislikes. For example, favorite color or musical tastes.
location	Information that can be used to identify an individual's current physical location and track them as their location changes. For example, Global Positioning System position data.
government	Identifiers issued by a government for purposes of consistently identifying the individual.
other-category	Other types of data not captured by the above definitions.