7.2. Session feature overview

This section covers the major features of WebSphere Application Server session support. These features include classes for the Web application developer, as well as administrative options for the WebSphere Application Server administrator.

7.2.1. Cookies

WebSphere Application Server supports cookies as one mechanism for transferring a user’s session ID between the user’s browser and the Web application.

7.2.1.1. Cookie session support overview

WebSphere session support keeps the user session information at the server. The WebSphere passes the user an identifier known as a session ID either in a cookie, or in encoded URL links on the retuned page. The session ID correlates an incoming user with a session object ...

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