Understanding Authentication: A Guide to Cookie-Based and Session-Based Authentication

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Cookies-Based Authentication Vs. Session-Based Authentication: All You Should Know!
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Cookie-Based and Session-Based Authentication are two types of token-based authentication. Cookies are kept on the client directly (Browser) Whereas sessions make use of a cookie as a kind of key to link with the server side. Because the actual values are concealed from the client and the developer has control over when the data expires, sessions are preferred by the majority of developers.