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in reply to Setting single cookie with a separator

Never store a password inside a cookie!

All you need in the cookie is a unique session id. Use this id to access associated data on the server.

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Re^2: Setting single cookie with a separator
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 26, 2011 at 06:09 UTC
    Exactly! A cookie has no security; thats why I store my passwords in an egg