Web Security: Common Vulnerabilities And Their Mitigation - What is a session?

The video tutorial covers the concept of broken authentication and session management, highlighting its significance as a major security risk. It explains what a session is, how it differs from cookies, and the importance of storing session data securely on the server. The tutorial also discusses how sessions are identified and associated with users through session IDs stored in cookies, allowing websites to remember users even when they are not logged in.

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