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I wonder if cookies are the same as session cookies?
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Cookies are client-side files on a local computer that hold user information. Sessions are server-side files that contain user data. Cookies end on the lifetime set by the user.
Origin of the name The term "cookie" was coined by web-browser programmer Lou Montulli. It was derived from the term "magic cookie", which is a packet of data a program receives and sends back unchanged, used by Unix programmers.
The most significant difference between persistent and session cookies is the expiration date. Both persistent and session cookies store a user's information, settings, preferences, or sign-on credentials, when the user consents to such information being stored.
Sessions are more secured compared to cookies, as they save data in encrypted form. Cookies are not secure, as data is stored in a text file, and if any unauthorized user gets access to our system, he can temper the data.
A cookie is a cookie.
"Session cookie" can refer to one of two things:
Sometimes it means both. It's not a very well defined term.
As such, the correct description would be session cookie ⊆ cookie,
instead of session cookie = cookie. ;o)
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