Friday, 22 April 2016

Types of Cookies


1. Session cookies
Temporary cookie files, which are erased when you close your browser.
When you restart your browser and go back to the site that created the cookie, the website will not recognize you.

You will have to login again or select your preferences/themes again then a new session cookie will be generated, which will store your browsing information and will be active until you leave the site and close your browser.


2. Persistent cookies
These remains on your hard drive until you erase them or they expire.
How long a cookie remains on your browser depends on how long the visited website has programmed the cookie to last.

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