(If you're logged in as administrator, the path is probably C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.\Cookies.) To see what cookie files are on your computer, open the folder that corresponds to your user account in %allusersprofile%\ and scroll down to the Cookies folder. To keep track of what’s in your shopping cart, some Web servers use per-session cookies, which aren’t permanently stored on your computer. You can find examples of short-term (per-session) cookies when you shop on the Web. (Note: the numbers shown in the two figures are no longer actual account numbers.) Delta's Web server also places a cookie on my computer, as Figure 2 shows. Under Remember my SkyMiles number, if I select Yes, as Figure 1 shows, Delta's Web server remembers my SkyMiles frequent flier number each time I visit I only need to enter my PIN to access my account. Delta Air Line's Web site contains an example of long-term (stored) cookie usage. (Originally, the word "cookie" was an allusion to fortune cookie, a UNIX program that outputs a different message, or fortune, each time it's used.)Ĭookies can contain long-term information to help the Web server remember you between Web-site visits, or short-term information to remember what step you’re at during a long transaction.
As the Internet evolved, however, Web servers had to support e-commerce and other applications requiring user-server interactions, so the industry designed cookies.
Back then, Web servers didn't need to keep track of connection information. Web browsing began as a simple, modeless activity where a user requested one static Web page after another. One security risk in Web browsing that gets a lot of attention is cookies-text files that Web servers leave on your computer to remember you between visits. In Part 3, I'll show you the IE security settings that let you control cookies and file downloads. In Part 1 and Part 2, I described security zones and settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0. Because Web browsing provides so many ways for malicious users to attack your workstations and internal network, it pays to make sure your users aren’t exposing your systems to risk while they browse the Web.
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