if (($user)&&($passcheck)) {
        # create a MD5 hash for session management

        my $session_brand = md5_hex(rand());
        (my $session_timestamp, my $session_expiration) = get_timestamp();
        my $session_done = set_session($session_brand,$session_timestamp, $session_expiration);
       
        my $cookie = cookie(-domain=>"$meta_configs{xina_domain}",
                            -name=>"$meta_configs{login_cookie_name}",
                            -value=>"$session_brand",
                            -path=>"$meta_configs{login_cookie_path}",
                            -expires=>"$meta_configs{login_cookie_expiration}");

        print $q->header(-cookie=>[$cookie]); # cookie set