Cookie check failed

Hi @hassenkam,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

At first glance, it looks like a caching or conflict issue.

To assist you better, may we know:

• The password of your sample protected page
• The caching plugin/server cache and
• The hosting provider you’re using
• Some screenshots regarding the error message, if any

You might want to send these details to our support email – hello(at)preventdirectaccess.com so that our team can support you faster & better.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

The issue is resolved with @hassenkam via email.

Just an update, the error message is returned by WordPress itself when your nonce tokens are cached and expired when the form is submitted.

{code: "rest_cookie_invalid_nonce", message: "Cookie check failed", data: {status: 403}}
code: "rest_cookie_invalid_nonce"
data: {status: 403}
status: 403
message: "Cookie check failed"

To be more specific, we’re using wp_create_nonce to create a token as per WordPress recommendation.

Nonces should be unique as they are user-specific and time-sensitive values.
If a nonce value is cached and expires later on, certain validation-required actions, e.g. form submission, will fail.

Here are our suggestions to overcome the issue:

1. Exclude all protected pages from caching
2. Clear cache and set the “Cache Timeout” to less than 12 hours.

Hope it helps those with the same issue.