HTTP cookies

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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.

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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

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