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where is an HTTP cookie stored?

An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in the user's web browser while the user is browsing it.

what is an HTTP cookie?

An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in the user's web browser while the user is browsing it.

What kind of cookies are typically used by web servers to know whether a user is logged in or not?

Authentication cookies are the most common method used by web servers to know whether the user is logged in or not, and which account they are logged in with.

what are authentication cookies?

Authentication cookies are the most common method used by web servers to know whether the user is logged in or not, and which account they are logged in with.

what are cookies designed to do?

Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember information such as items added in the shopping cart in an online store, passwords, credit card info, or addresses, or to record the user's browsing activity (including clicking particular buttons, logging in, or recording which pages were visited in the past)

what does a browser do with a cookie when a user loads a website?

Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to notify the user's previous activity

what are other names for an HTTP cookie?

HTTP cookie, web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or simply cookie

What kind of cookies compile long-term records of individuals' browsing histories?

Tracking cookies (especially third-party tracking cookies) are commonly used as ways to compile long-term records of individuals' browsing histories

what are tracking cookies?

Tracking cookies (especially third-party tracking cookies) are commonly used as ways to compile long-term records of individuals' browsing histories

How can a website know whether to send a page containing sensitive information, or to require the user to authenticate themselves by logging in?

Without authentication cookies, a website would not know whether to send a page containing sensitive information, or to require the user to authenticate themselves by logging in.

Without __ cookies, a website would not know whether to send a page containing sensitive information, or to require the user to authenticate themselves by logging in.

Without authentication cookies, a website would not know whether to send a page containing sensitive information, or to require the user to authenticate themselves by logging in.


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