Cookie-Based Authentication

Cookie-based authentication maintains user sessions by storing session IDs in browser cookies. Server stores session data and uses cookies as keys. Simple to implement and browser-native, but vulnerable to CSRF attacks and challenging for cross-origin requests.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@HTTP Cookies - MDN Web Docs
• @article@How does cookie based authentication work?
• @article@Session vs Token Authentication
• @article@Cookies vs LocalStorage vs SessionStorage
• @video@Session vs Token Authentication in 100 Seconds
• @video@How do cookies work?