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1. Are cookies specific to a page?
2. How do I assign a cookie to a different domain?
3. Are cookies sent with every request?
4. How do I manually set cookies in my browser?
5. What happens if you don't accept cookies?
6. Should I allow cookies?
7. Can JavaScript read cookies from other domains?
8. Are cookies shared between subdomains?
9. How do I pass cookies in URL?
10. Should I delete cookies?
11. How do I eliminate cookies?
12. How do you protect authentication cookies?

Are cookies specific to a page?

No. More specifically, browsers don't care about page specifics -- only paths. Browsers submit cookies on page requests based on the path of the url; the specific resource at that location is irrelevant.

How do I assign a cookie to a different domain?

As you may know, cookie can't be set in a different domain from another domain directly. If you're having multiple sites in where you need to set a cookie from a parent site, you can use basic HTML and JS to set the cookies. Google is using this same way.

Are cookies sent with every request?

Cookies are sent with every request, so they can worsen performance (especially for mobile data connections). Modern APIs for client storage are the Web Storage API ( localStorage and sessionStorage ) and IndexedDB.

How do I manually set cookies in my browser?

Adding and modifying cookie values in Chrome Developer Tools.

1. Open Chrome Developer Tools. To open up Developer Tools in Chrome, you can hold down CTRL + Shift + I on your keyboard or you can manually navigate to it in the “More tools” menu: ...
2. Select the Application tab. ...
3. Viewing Cookies. ...
4. Modifying cookies. ...
5. Adding a new cookie.

What happens if you don't accept cookies?

Accepting cookies will give you the best user experience on the website, while declining cookies could potentially interfere with your use of the site. For example, online shopping. Cookies enable the site to keep track of all of the items that you've placed in your cart while you continue to browse.

Should I allow cookies?

Cookies can be an optional part of your internet experience. If you so choose, you can limit what cookies end up on your computer or mobile device. If you allow cookies, it will streamline your surfing. For some users, no cookies security risk is more important than a convenient internet experience.

Can JavaScript read cookies from other domains?

2 Answers. You can't. The only cookies you can read with client side JavaScript are those belonging to the host of the HTML document in which the <script> is embedded.

Are cookies shared between subdomains?

Browser cookies can be shared across subdomains if their domain flag is set to a common parent domain. In this case, the cookie will be sent for any subdomain of facebook.com .

How do I pass cookies in URL?

You can't pass cookies in the URL. You can pass session ID if server supports it. Java Servlet containers do support it (it's in Servlet spec) by using jsessionid path parameter. Just make sure ;jsessionid=... is right after the path, before query (it's called "path parameter" for a reason).

Should I delete cookies?

When you delete cookies from your computer, you erase information saved in your browser, including your account passwords, website preferences, and settings. Deleting your cookies can be helpful if you share your computer or device with other people and don't want them to see your browsing history.

How do I eliminate cookies?

In the Chrome app

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top right, tap More .
3. Tap History. Clear browsing data.
4. At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
5. Next to "Cookies and site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
6. Tap Clear data.

How do you protect authentication cookies?

When using cookies its important to remember to:

1. Limit the amount of sensitive information stored in the cookie.
2. Limit the subdomains and paths to prevent interception by another application.
3. Enforce SSL so the cookie isn't sent in cleartext.
4. Make the cookie HttpOnly so its not accessible to javascript.