Computer Cookie - Working, Vulnerability and Security
Computer cookies are small piece of information in text format that’s sent to an web browser by an web server. This information can be accessed either by the web server or by the client computer. Cookie information can be used for authentication, identification of a user session, user's preferences, shopping cart contents, or anything else that can be accomplished through storing text data. What are the types of Cookie? Session cookie Persistent cookie Secure cookie HttpOnly cookie First-Party Cookie Third-Party Cookie Super cookie Zombie cookie Unsatisfactory Cookie Role of Cookie in Internet Session Management Session management is the process of keeping track of a user's activity across sessions of interaction with the computer system. Personalization Cookies may be used to remember the information about the user who has visited a website in order to show relevant content in the future. For example a web server may send a cookie containing the