What are HTTP cookies and how do they work?

An HTTP cookie stores information in a user's web browser. Web servers generate cookies and send them to browsers, which then include the cookies in future HTTP requests. What are cookies on websites? Cookies are small files of information that a web server generates and sends to a web browser.

What are browser cookies?

They are also sometimes referred to as browser cookies, web cookies or internet cookies. Cookies can be accessed by the browser user, the site a user is on or by a third party that might use the information for different purposes. Common use cases for cookies include session management, personalization and tracking.

What is a persistent cookie?

The browser saves the cookie information, storing it on the user's hard drive. That way, the data will persist even after restarting the browser or computer. That's why this type of cookie is called a "persistent cookie". There are also "session cookies", cookies with no expiration date which are always deleted when the browser is shut down.

What operations can be done using cookies?

Some of the operations that can be done using cookies can also be done using other mechanisms. A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a self-contained packet of information that can be used to store user identity and authenticity information. This allows them to be used in place of session cookies.