https://juhanakristianblog.netlify.app/tags/cookies/ Recent content in Cookies on dev notes Hugo en-us Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://juhanakristianblog.netlify.app/posts/what-are-http-cookies/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://juhanakristianblog.netlify.app/posts/what-are-http-cookies/ <p>A HTTP cookie is a small piece of data that a server sends to a user&rsquo;s web browser. The browser may then store the cookie and send it back to the same server with later requests.</p> <p>Cookies are used typically to tell if two HTTP requests come from the same browser/user. So for <strong>session management</strong>, <strong>tracking</strong> and to a lesser extent <strong>personalization</strong></p> <p>For general data storage on the client, there are more modern APIs.</p>