diff --git a/share/actionsmap.yml b/share/actionsmap.yml
index cad0212b2..9eee48716 100644
--- a/share/actionsmap.yml
+++ b/share/actionsmap.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #############################
 _global:
     namespace: yunohost
-    cookie_name: yunohost.admin
     authentication:
         api: ldap_admin
         cli: null
diff --git a/src/authenticators/ldap_admin.py b/src/authenticators/ldap_admin.py
index 94d68a8db..26843c2c1 100644
--- a/src/authenticators/ldap_admin.py
+++ b/src/authenticators/ldap_admin.py
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ import time
 
 from moulinette import m18n
 from moulinette.authentication import BaseAuthenticator
-from yunohost.utils.error import YunohostError
+from moulinette.utils.text import random_ascii
+
+from yunohost.utils.error import YunohostError, YunohostAuthenticationError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("yunohost.authenticators.ldap_admin")
 
+session_secret = random_ascii()
+
 
 class Authenticator(BaseAuthenticator):
 
@@ -66,3 +70,57 @@ class Authenticator(BaseAuthenticator):
             # Free the connection, we don't really need it to keep it open as the point is only to check authentication...
             if con:
                 con.unbind_s()
+
+    def set_session_cookie(self, infos):
+
+        from bottle import response
+
+        assert isinstance(infos, dict)
+
+        # This allows to generate a new session id or keep the existing one
+        current_infos = self.get_session_cookie(raise_if_no_session_exists=False)
+        new_infos = {"id": current_infos["id"]}
+        new_infos.update(infos)
+
+        response.set_cookie(
+            "yunohost.admin",
+            new_infos,
+            secure=True,
+            secret=session_secret,
+            httponly=True,
+            # samesite="strict", # Bottle 0.12 doesn't support samesite, to be added in next versions
+        )
+
+    def get_session_cookie(self, raise_if_no_session_exists=True):
+
+        from bottle import request
+
+        try:
+            # N.B. : here we implicitly reauthenticate the cookie
+            # because it's signed via the session_secret
+            # If no session exists (or if session is invalid?)
+            # it's gonna return the default empty dict,
+            # which we interpret as an authentication failure
+            infos = request.get_cookie(
+                "yunohost.admin", secret=session_secret, default={}
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            if not raise_if_no_session_exists:
+                return {"id": random_ascii()}
+            raise YunohostAuthenticationError("unable_authenticate")
+
+        if "id" not in infos:
+            infos["id"] = random_ascii()
+
+        # FIXME: Here, maybe we want to re-authenticate the session via the authenticator
+        # For example to check that the username authenticated is still in the admin group...
+
+        return infos
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def delete_session_cookie(self):
+
+        from bottle import response
+
+        response.set_cookie("yunohost.admin", "", max_age=-1)
+        response.delete_cookie("yunohost.admin")
diff --git a/src/utils/error.py b/src/utils/error.py
index 8405830e7..aa76ba67e 100644
--- a/src/utils/error.py
+++ b/src/utils/error.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 """
 
-from moulinette.core import MoulinetteError
+from moulinette.core import MoulinetteError, MoulinetteAuthenticationError
 from moulinette import m18n
 
 
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ class YunohostValidationError(YunohostError):
     def content(self):
 
         return {"error": self.strerror, "error_key": self.key, **self.kwargs}
+
+
+class YunohostAuthenticationError(MoulinetteAuthenticationError):
+
+    pass
+