Class-36 Reading: Application State with Redux


Class-36 Reading: Application State with Redux

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Reading, Research, and Discussion

1. What are the advantages of storing tokens in “Cookies” vs “Local Storage”

  • Saving anything in local storage is easily accessible with JavaScript. While using cookies, they are not, making it safe XSS attacks involving your access token.

2. Explain 3rd party cookies.

  • Third party token services are authenticators. They are a place to hold and manage all your cookies, and makes them easier to use.

3.How do pixel tags work?

  • Once a browser reads a pixel tag, it will collect information from the user, URL, and the page.

Vocabulary Terms

  • cookies :
    • def: Reference of a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser.
  • authorization :
    • def: Authorization is a security mechanism used to determine user/client privileges or access levels related to system resources, including computer programs, files, services, data and application features
  • access control :
    • def: Access control is a method of guaranteeing that users are who they say they are and that they have the appropriate access to company data.
  • conditional rendering :
    • def: A conditional rendering is a piece of content that is displayed or rendered when a predefined condition is met.

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