SameSite warning Chrome 77

Question

Since the last update, I'm having an error with cookies, related with SameSite attribute.

The cookies are from third party developers (Fontawesome, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google reCaptcha, Google Fonts, etc.)

The errors in the Chrome console are like this.

A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at <URL> was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at <URL> and <URL>.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at http://jquery.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at http://fontawesome.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at http://google.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at https://google.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at https://www.google.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at http://www.google.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.
(index):1 A cookie associated with a cross-site resource at http://gstatic.com/ was set without the `SameSite` attribute. A future release of Chrome will only deliver cookies with cross-site requests if they are set with `SameSite=None` and `Secure`. You can review cookies in developer tools under Application>Storage>Cookies and see more details at https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5088147346030592 and https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5633521622188032.

Is there anything I need to do in my local machine or server or is just some feature they should implement in future releases of their libraries?

Answer 1

This console warning is not an error or an actual problem — Chrome is just spreading the word about this new standard to increase developer adoption.

It has nothing to do with your code. It is something their web servers will have to support.

Release date for a fix is February 4, 2020 per: https://www.chromium.org/updates/same-site

February, 2020: Enforcement rollout for Chrome 80 Stable: The SameSite-by-default and SameSite=None-requires-Secure behaviors will begin rolling out to Chrome 80 Stable for an initial limited population starting the week of February 17, 2020, excluding the US President’s Day holiday on Monday. We will be closely monitoring and evaluating ecosystem impact from this initial limited phase through gradually increasing rollouts.

For the full Chrome release schedule, see here.

I solved same problem by adding in response header

response.setHeader("Set-Cookie", "HttpOnly;Secure;SameSite=Strict");

SameSite prevents the browser from sending the cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigating the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. Possible values for the flag are Lax or Strict.

SameSite cookies explained here

Please refer this before applying any option.

Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

Update - June 2021

The chrome flag for #same-site-by-default is removed from the Chrome experiments panel as Chrome 91.

The flag is still available via the launch options until Chrome 94.

For macos the terminal command to launch with the flag is:

// Chrome
open -n -a Google\ Chrome --args --disable-features=SameSiteByDefaultCookies

// Chrome Canary
open -n -a Google\ Chrome\ Canary --args --disable-features=SameSiteByDefaultCookies

More info:

Mar 18, 2021: The flags #same-site-by-default-cookies and #cookies-without-same-site-must-be-secure have been removed from chrome://flags as of Chrome 91, as the behavior is now enabled by default. In Chrome 94, the command-line flag --disable-features=SameSiteByDefaultCookies,CookiesWithoutSameSiteMustBeSecure will be removed. Source: Chromium SameSite Updates page.

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Original Answer - March 2020

If you are testing on localhost and you have no control of the response headers, you can disable it with a chrome flag.

Visit the url and disable it: chrome://flags/#same-site-by-default-cookies

I need to disable it because Chrome Canary just started enforcing this rule as of approximately V 82.0.4078.2 and now it's not setting these cookies.

Note: I only turn this flag on in Chrome Canary that I use for development. It's best not to turn the flag on for everyday Chrome browsing for the same reasons that google is introducing it.