How to resolve the cross-site cookie sharing issue in the Bold BI application when embedded within an iFrame?
The Bold BI Embedded Analytics Server supports embedding using IFrames for the entire application. This article provides information on how to resolve the cross-site cookie sharing issue when embedding the Bold BI application within a website using an IFrame. This issue occurs when the Bold BI application and the embedded application are hosted on different domains. If the cross-site cookie sharing issue exists, it will result in login looping, and the dashboard will not render properly in the Bold BI application. For more detailed instructions on embedding the Bold BI application with an IFrame, please refer to the link, provided:
https://help.boldbi.com/embedding-options/application-embedding/
To resolve the cross-site cookie sharing issue, please follow these steps:
- Log in to Bold BI using the UMS admin user.
- Go to the UMS settings page and click on the security settings,
{your_domain}/ums/administration/security - Under the Authentication Cookie Options tab, set the same site attribute to "None".
- Save the settings by clicking on the Save button.
- Access the Bold BI application within the embedded website.