CSAC Authentication Server (referred to as “CSAC” within this policy) The Student Aid Commission strives to make education beyond high school financially accessible to all Californians.
CSAC uses cookies so that it can provide the best user experience for you and identify you for security purposes. If you disable cookies, some of the services will (most probably) be inaccessible to you.
CSAC stores and retrieves information on your browser using cookies. This information is used to provide a better experience. Some cookies serve the primary purposes of allowing a user to log in to the system, maintaining sessions, and keeping track of activities you do within the login session.
The primary purpose of some cookies used in CSAC is to personally identify you as this is the main function of the CSAC Authentication Server. However the cookie lifetime ends once your session ends i.e., after you log-out, or after the session expiry time has elapsed.
Some cookies are simply used to give you a more personalised web experience and these cookies can not be used to personally identify you or your activities.
This cookie policy is part of the CSAC Privacy Policy.
A browser cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on your device to help websites and mobile apps remember things about you. Other technologies, including web storage and identifiers associated with your device, may be used for similar purposes. In this policy, we use the term “cookies” to discuss all of these technologies.
Cookies are used for two purposes in CSAC.
CSAC uses cookies for the following purposes listed below.
CSAC uses these cookies to remember your settings and preferences, and to auto-fill the form fields to make your interactions with the site easier.
These cookies can not be used to personally identify you.
CSAC may use cookies to allow “Remember Me” functionalities.
CSAC as a product does not use cookies for analytical purposes.
Using CSAC may cause some third-party cookies to be set in your browser. CSAC has no control over how any of them operate. The third-party cookies that may be set include:
CSAC strongly advises you to refer the respective cookie policy of such sites carefully as CSAC has no knowledge or use on these cookies.
CSAC uses persistent cookies and session cookies. A persistent cookie helps CSAC to recognize you as an existing user so that it is easier to return to CSAC or interact with CSAC without signing in again. After you sign in, a persistent cookie stays in your browser and will be read by CSAC when you return to CSAC.
A session cookie is a cookie that is erased when the user closes the web browser. The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user's computer.
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the given ability for websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
Most likely, disabling cookies will make you unable to use authentication and authorization functionalities offered by CSAC.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of cookies, please contact the entity or individuals (or their data protection officer, if applicable) of the organization running this CSAC instance.
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Retention |
JSESSIONID |
To keep your session data in order to give you a good user experience. |
Session |
MSGnnnnnnnnnn |
To keep some messages that are shown to you in order to give you a good user experience. The “nnnnnnnnnn” reference in this coookie represents a random number e.g., MSG324935932. |
Session |
requestedURI |
The URI you are accessing. |
Session |
current-breadcrumb |
To keep your active page in session in order to give you a good user experience. |
Session |
This cookie policy is only for the illustrative purposes of the product CSAC. The content in the policy is technically correct at the time of the product shipment. The organization which runs this CSAC instance has full authority and responsibility with regard to the effective Cookie Policy.
CSAC, its employees, partners, and affiliates do not have access to and do not require, store, process or control any of the data, including personal data contained in CSAC. All data, including personal data is controlled and processed by the entity or individual running CSAC. CSAC, its employees partners and affiliates are not a data processor or a data controller within the meaning of any data privacy regulations. CSAC does not provide any warranties or undertake any responsibility or liability in connection with the lawfulness or the manner and purposes for which CSAC is used by such entities or persons.