HTTP cookies
E856240
HTTP cookies are small pieces of data stored by a web browser on behalf of a website to maintain stateful information such as sessions, preferences, and tracking across HTTP requests.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HTTP cookie | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HTTP header-based mechanism
ⓘ
state management mechanism ⓘ web technology ⓘ |
| associatedWithRisk |
cross-site request forgery
ⓘ
cross-site scripting exploitation ⓘ session hijacking ⓘ |
| canBe |
persistent cookie
ⓘ
session cookie ⓘ |
| canBeDeletedBy | user via browser controls ⓘ |
| canBeRestrictedBy | browser privacy settings ⓘ |
| createdBy |
client-side script
ⓘ
web server ⓘ |
| crossSiteBehaviorControlledBy | SameSite attribute ⓘ |
| definedInSpecification | RFC 6265 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
Domain
ⓘ
Expires ⓘ HttpOnly ⓘ Max-Age ⓘ Name ⓘ Path ⓘ Priority ⓘ SameSite ⓘ Secure ⓘ Value ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Netscape Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| lifetimeControlledBy |
Expires attribute
ⓘ
Max-Age attribute ⓘ |
| oftenRequires | user consent ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
maintain state across HTTP requests
ⓘ
personalization ⓘ session management ⓘ user tracking ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
GDPR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ePrivacy Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeLimitedBy |
domain attribute
ⓘ
path attribute ⓘ |
| securityEnhancedBy |
HttpOnly attribute
ⓘ
Secure attribute ⓘ |
| sentByHeader | Cookie ⓘ |
| setByHeader | Set-Cookie ⓘ |
| storedBy | web browser ⓘ |
| transportedIn |
HTTP request header
ⓘ
HTTP response header ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advertising tracking
ⓘ
analytics tracking ⓘ authentication sessions ⓘ shopping cart state ⓘ user preferences ⓘ |
| usedInProtocol | HTTP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.