Sessions store data server-side, enhancing security by reducing exposure and preventing tampering. They avoid the 4KB size limit of cookies and minimize network overhead. Sessions handle complex data structures, offer centralized management, flexible expiry control, and stronger authentication mechanisms. This makes sessions more secure and efficient than cookies.
Also session don’t need to be shown in the URL. It’s just an internal switch from cookies 2 session
Russell Harrower 🎙️ /
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2024-07-27 03:24:38
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2024-07-27 03:24:38Event JSON
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