ASP.NET interview questions: - How will you describe the benefits and limitations of using Cookies?
- By Shiv Prasad Koirala in ASP.NET
- Aug 10th, 2011
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ASP.NET interview questions: - How will you describe the benefits and limitations of using Cookies?
A simple but most frequently asked ASP.NET interview question.
Following are benefits of using cookies for state management:-
- No server resources are required as they are stored in client.
- They are light weight and simple to use
Following are limitation of using cookies:-
- Most browsers place a 4096-byte limit on the size of a cookie, although support for 8192-byte cookies is becoming more common in the new browser and client-device versions available today.
- Some users disable their browser or client device's ability to receive cookies, thereby limiting the use of cookies.
- Cookies can be tampered and thus creating a security hole.
- Cookies can expire thus leading to inconsistency.
Below is sample code of implementing cookies
Request.Cookies.Add(New HttpCookie ("name", "user1"))
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