Host-only
Explore the concept of host-only cookies in HTTP and understand how browsers handle cookies without the Domain directive. Learn how restricting cookies to the current domain enhances security, and see practical examples demonstrating cookie behavior across main and subdomains.
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When a server does not include a Domain directive the cookie is to be considered host-only, meaning that its validity is restricted to the current domain only.
This is a sort of default behavior from browsers when they receive a cookie that does not have a Domain set. You can find a small example I wrote at github.com/odino/wasec/tree/master/cookies. It’s a simple web app that sets ...