Session VS Cookie VS Token
Difference between Cookie and Session
Cookie is a bit of data stored by the browser and sent to the server with every request.
Session is a collection of data stored on the server and associated with a given user.
Ref: stackoverflow.com
Difference between Cookie and Token
What is the difference between token authentication and cookies authentication?
Session cookie
A session cookie, also known as an in-memory cookie, transient cookie or non-persistent cookie, exists only in temporary memory while the user navigates the website.
Web browsers normally delete session cookies when the user closes the browser.
Reference
— https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265.html
— https://github.com/expressjs/cookie-session
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie#Terminology
— https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-session
— https://blog.gds-gov.tech/our-considerations-on-token-design-session-management-c2fa96198e6d
