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authentication Scenario 6 — Cookie-Based Session Bypass

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min
Prerequisites: basic-navigation/1 forms/1

What You'll Learn

Bypass login by setting session cookies directly

Real-World Use Case

Restoring a previous session quickly

LIVE DEMO

Cookie Session Simulation

Click the button to simulate a session cookie and reveal the extra authenticated dashboard.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Cookie-Authenticated Dashboard

      {
  "message": "Welcome! You bypassed login using a session cookie."
}
RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

cookie-session-bypass.json 
    {
  "name": "Cookie_Based_Session_Bypass",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/6"
    ],
    "headless": false,
    "navigation_timeout": 30000,
    "max_concurrent_workers": 1,
    "humanoidEnabled": true,
    "humanoidSensitivity": "medium"
  },
  "datasets": {
    "dashboard_text": {
      "item_selector": "css=#dashboard-direct",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "message",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.dashboard-content h2"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "set_cookie",
      "params": {
        "name": "session_id",
        "value": "abc123"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "goto",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/6"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#dashboard-direct"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "dashboard_text"
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

set_cookie writes a session cookie directly into the browser context before navigation. This often skips the login form and exposes the same content a returning user would see.

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 1 learning article.

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