A cookie without a domain?

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jamjam picture jamjam · Feb 3, 2012 · Viewed 15.8k times · Source

Is it possible to set a cookie without a domain?

This will mean all domains will have access to it.

Answer

Michael Petrotta picture Michael Petrotta · Feb 3, 2012

No, that is not possible. If a cookie doesn't declare a domain, the browser will assume the domain of the object requested.

What you're asking for is generally considered a security, or at least privacy, risk. It's possible to configure browsers to allow access to cookies from other than the domain that they were created, but browsers aren't commonly configured that way.

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