Glossary
Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.
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The server-side record that you are logged in.
A stored record the server looks up on each request using an id from a cookie. Slower than a signed token because of the lookup, but logging out is instant and reliable.
See also Cookie, JWT, Authentication
Each request starts from nothing.
The server remembers nothing about you between requests by default. Memory has to be added deliberately, which is exactly what cookies and sessions are for.
See also HTTP, Session, Serverless