Enhanced cookie management
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1. A method of processing cookies for use in a computer, comprising the steps of:
- serializing a cookie into a memory stream, wherein the serialized cookie prevents a user from accessing cookie data associated with the cookie;
compressing the serialized cookie;
encrypting the serialized, compressed cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container;
in response to a request process, decrypting, decompressing and deserializing the cookie before entering the cookie data into a data dictionary;
entering cookie data in the data dictionary;
setting an HTTP-only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server; and
setting a secure transmission only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server.
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Abstract
A method of processing cookies for use in a computer includes using at least two of a number of available processing steps. The steps may include encrypting a cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container; compressing a cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container; serializing a cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container; entering the cookie data in a data dictionary; setting an HTTP-only attribute prior to allowing the cookie to be transmitted to a server; and/or setting a secure transmission only attribute prior to allowing the cookie to be transmitted to a server.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of processing cookies for use in a computer, comprising the steps of:
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serializing a cookie into a memory stream, wherein the serialized cookie prevents a user from accessing cookie data associated with the cookie; compressing the serialized cookie; encrypting the serialized, compressed cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container; in response to a request process, decrypting, decompressing and deserializing the cookie before entering the cookie data into a data dictionary; entering cookie data in the data dictionary; setting an HTTP-only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server; and setting a secure transmission only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a computing environment, a system comprising:
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a browser component that parses and interprets requests and responses; and a security mechanism operatively coupled to the transport medium, including controlling access to a cookie container by; serializing a cookie into a memory stream, wherein the serialized cookie prevents a user from accessing cookie data associated with the cookie; compressing the serialized cookie; encrypting the serialized, compressed cookie prior to entering the cookie in a cookie container; in response to a request process, decrypting, decompressing and deserializing the cookie before entering the cookie data into a data dictionary; entering cookie data in the data dictionary; setting an HTTP-only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server and setting a secure transmission only attribute prior to forwarding a cookie to a server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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