Session, Query String or Cookies?

Question

User2103817411 posted

Hi,

here is my question, i have to move a value across all pages visit in my site that im developing. if i use a session, the session expired even though the current logged session doesnt expired. if i decide to use a query string, that mean i have to be passing the query string to all the link. i dont know about using cooking that much that is im seeking for your advice.

Please is there a way to achieve this.

thanks.

Answer 1

User177399542 posted

Hi ibcent2003 

Yes you can use cookies to store and retrieve values from multiple pages of the website. Here is an example:

http://www.codingfusion.com/Post/Cookies-in-asp-net

Note: Make sure not to store any sensitive data in cookies. Cookies can be easily modified. You can Encrypt or decrypt cookies in asp .net to apply security.

Answer 2

User2103817411 posted
Thanks anuj_koundal

Answer 3

User-484054684 posted

There may also be better options instead of using cookies, especially when the data you want to share across is "sensitive".

As you might know, cookies are stored in client side on browser (something like text files). So, it is essential to understand what kind of data you would want to share across.

If you would like to use more secure mechanism, on server side, you can go with Application or Cache variables as well.

For complete information on the state management principles, I would recommend to go through this nice article from MSDN: 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/75x4ha6s%28v=vs.140%29.aspx 

From code project: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/331962/A-Beginner-s-Tutorial-on-ASP-NET-State-Management

Regarding usage of Cache variables for storing data/objects, you can refer these articles:

See Data Caching from http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/6158/Caching-in-ASP-NET

See Object Caching from http://www.tutorialspoint.com/asp.net/asp.net_data_caching.htm

For complete reference from MSDN: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/System.Web.Caching.Cache%28v=vs.110%29.aspx