HTTP Cookies Crash Course

This course on HTTP Cookies covers the fundamentals of cookies, including their creation, properties, types, and security considerations. By the end of the course, learners will understand how cookies are used for session management, user personalization, and tracking. The course teaches skills such as creating cookies using Document.cookie and set-cookie header, understanding cookie properties like per domain and path-specific cookies, differentiating between session, permanent, httponly, secure, third party, and zombie cookies, and addressing cookie security issues like stealing cookies and cross-site request forgery. The teaching method involves practical examples and demonstrations. This course is intended for individuals interested in web development, particularly those looking to deepen their understanding of HTTP cookies and their applications.