What is Cookie ?

Normally cookie is known as a little fragment of the information which is dispatched by the web server to save on a web browser, after that it can be interpreted by the browser. Therefore browser reminds few particular individual data or personal information. When any hacker takes any information about the cookie then it may cause to security issues.

Few Properties Of Cookies :- Few properties of cookies are mentioned here as below--

• Normally cookies are little text files.These saved in the browser directory of the computers as the ID tags.
• Cookies are utilized by the web developers to support users to operate their websites easily and can perform specific functions.
• When any user browses the similar website once more, the information saved in the cookie is dispatched back to the web server to advise the website of the users prior activity.

Types Of Cookies:- There are mainly two types of cookies, mentioned as below --

• Session Cookies
• Persistent Cookies

Session Cookies :- Session cookies are the momentary and temporary. When user close to the browser then these cookies are deleted, and when user login again then new cookie will be produced for that session.

Persistent Cookies :- Persistent cookies are stay on the hard disk drive. Although user can cleans these cookies or these cookies expire self, after some time.