What Are the 4 Types of Cookies
What Are Cookies? Different Types of Web Cookies, Explained
- First-party Cookies.
- Third-party Cookies.
- Session Cookies.
- Persistent Cookies.
- Secure Cookies.
Nov 11, 2021
Types of cookies
- Session cookies. Session cookies, also known as ‘temporary cookies’, help websites recognise users and the information provided when they navigate through a website. …
- Permanent cookies. …
- First-party cookies. …
- Third-party cookies. …
- Flash cookies. …
- Zombie cookies.
There are three types of computer cookies: session, persistent, and third-party. These virtually invisible text files are all very different. Each with their own mission, these cookies are made to track, collect, and store any data that companies request.
There are two main categories of cookies: first-party cookies and third-party cookies. Cookies are always associated with a particular domain (the name of a website). First-party cookies match the domain name of the website you’re currently browsing, while third party cookies are attached to a different domain name.
What Are Cookies? Cookies are text files with small pieces of data — like a username and password — that are used to identify your computer as you use a computer network. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience.
