1.1 --- a/docs/cookies.html Sat Apr 30 00:22:03 2005 +0000
1.2 +++ b/docs/cookies.html Sat Apr 30 20:31:51 2005 +0000
1.3 @@ -19,9 +19,17 @@
1.4 stored in a cookie and the type of that information (it must be a plain
1.5 Python string), the mechanism is useful for identifying users or
1.6 remembering simple things about the operations that the user has been
1.7 -performing. Some applications use cookies to remember the state
1.8 -of their user interfaces, such as which parts of a navigational
1.9 -menu have been opened by the user, for example.</p>
1.10 +performing. Some uses include:</p>
1.11 +<ul>
1.12 + <li>The use of cookies to remember the state
1.13 +of user interfaces, such as which parts of a navigational
1.14 +menu have been opened by the user.</li>
1.15 + <li>The identification of users, although since cookie information is
1.16 +transmitted back to the user potentially using an insecure network
1.17 +communication, it is usually necessary to encrypt or encode sensitive
1.18 +information which would identify a user or let an eavesdropper pretend
1.19 +to be that user in their own communications with an application.</li>
1.20 +</ul>
1.21 <div class="WebStack">
1.22 <h3>WebStack API - Using Cookies</h3>
1.23 <p>The <a