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Cookies: HTTP State Management Mechanism
draft-annevk-johannhof-httpbis-cookies-01

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (candidate for httpbis WG)
Expired & archived
Authors Anne van Kesteren , Johann Hofmann
Last updated 2025-04-18 (Latest revision 2025-04-17)
Replaced by draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Intended RFC status Proposed Standard
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Stream WG state Call For Adoption By WG Issued
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IESG IESG state Replaced by draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies
Consensus boilerplate Yes
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Abstract

This document defines the HTTP Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields. These header fields can be used by HTTP servers to store state (called cookies) at HTTP user agents, letting the servers maintain a stateful session over the mostly stateless HTTP protocol. Although cookies have many historical infelicities that degrade their security and privacy, the Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields are widely used on the Internet. This document obsoletes RFC 6265 and 6265bis.

Authors

Anne van Kesteren
Johann Hofmann

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