Cookies Cookies are simply a file stored in the client machine which are sent up and down to and from the server with every Request and Response. The Cookie is used to store some client information such as details of their past session. It allows the Client to return to a webpage and have information already available to them without having to start from scratch. The Cookie is first sent down from the Server and is stored somewhere on the Client's hard-drive. It's up to the Web Application developer to do the Cookie processing on the Server side. The Cookie can be accessed from the Request as the Cookie is a property of the HttpRequest, Request.Cookie["cookiename"]; One problem I've encountered with Cookies is that all the cookies associated with your application get Posted from the Client on each Request, this adds to the amount of data sent as you can imagine. There is a solution however, in order to ensure a Cookie is only sent from Client to Server when a cert...
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