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HTTP cookie

An HTTP cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or simply cookie) is a small block of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user's computer or other device by the user's web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, and more than one cookie may be placed on a…

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Terminology

Structure

Uses

Implementation

Third-party cookie

Privacy

Cookie theft and session hijacking

Drawbacks of cookies

Alternatives to cookies

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HTTP cookie

Nodes153
Edges152
Triples45
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013072
Components1

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HTTP cookie

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related to External links · 14
HTTP cookie → Cookies Work, CookiesCookie Domain, ECMAScript, Electronic Privacy Information Center, EPIC, EU, HowStuffWorksCookies, HTTP, Michael PoundCheck, Mozilla Developer NetworkHow Internet, Mozilla Developer NetworkUsing, Mozilla Knowledge-Base, RFC, Stealing
related to Network eavesdropping · 6
HTTP cookie → An, HTTP, This, Traffic, Where, Wi-Fi
see also · 6
HTTP cookie → HTTP, HTTP Strict Transport Security, Internet, Privacy, Temporary, Type
related to Cookie theft and session hijacking · 5
HTTP cookie → From, HTTP, If, Listed, Most
related to Zombie cookie · 5
HTTP cookie → Flash Local, HTML5 Web, HTTP, JavaScript, The

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cookies cookie user browser web server used website http information session also data page request domain browsers users example user's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
keeping users logged into their accounts on websitesinstance ofPersistent cookies are also used for reasons0.80text
to avoid re-entering login credentials at every visit. .mw-parser-output div.crossreferenceinstance ofPersistent cookies are also used for reasons0.80text
GETinstance ofbut only for safe requests0.80text
the cookie's expirationinstance ofAttributes store information0.80text
domaininstance ofAttributes store information0.80text
and flagsinstance ofAttributes store information0.80text
JavaScriptinstance ofthey can also be set by the client using a scripting language0.80text
JavaScript that run within the browserinstance ofvalue pair.Cookies can also be set by scripting languages0.80text
cookies on users devicesinstance ofthis increased the quality of consent required by those storing and accessing information0.80text
HTTP cookierelated to Cookie theft and session hijackingMost0.60section
HTTP cookierelated to Cookie theft and session hijackingIf0.60section
HTTP cookierelated to Cookie theft and session hijackingFrom0.60section

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