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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cookie]]
*[[Cyber attack]]
*[[Cyber attack]]
*[[Cybersecurity]]
*[[Cybersecurity]]
*[[Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure]] (https)
*[[Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure]] (https)
*[[Information technology]]
*[[Information technology]]
*[[Session cookie]]
*[[Sidejacking]]
*[[Sidejacking]]


[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Latest revision as of 16:11, 6 February 2019

Information technology - cybersecurity.

A session cookie contains information from a web browser that is stored in a temporary memory location and then subsequently deleted after the session is completed or the browser is closed.

This cookie stores information that the user has inputted and tracks the movements of the user within the website.


A session cookie is also known as transient cookie.


See also