This proxy/repository is not deprecated and not used by the latest version of our RStudio helm chart (2.0.0). Use the other auth-proxy configuring RSTUDIO_ADD_SECURE_COOKIE, RSTUDIO_SECURE_COOKIE_KEY and USER as documented in README's Configuration section.

RStudio auth proxy

• COOKIE_MAXAGE, maximum age of session cookies in seconds. Defaults to 3600 seconds (1 hours). See Set-Cookie: MaxAge documentation

The proxy sets the user-id cookie which is checked by RStudio to determine whether the user is authenticated or not.

The value of this cookie is constructed in the auth.js module. Read the code for the full implementation details and cookie format.

This cookie is signed so that RStudio can verify that the cookie was not tampered with.