If a user disables all cookies, which website feature is most likely to stop functioning correctly?

If a user disables all cookies, which website feature is most likely to stop functioning correctly?

• A. Public key encryption is considered 'asymmetric' encryption.
• B. The certificate proves that 'writing302.org' and its associated encryption key are both owned by the same entity.
• C. A login that works across multiple pages of the website.
• D. The recipient's public key is used to encrypt the data; the recipient's private key decrypts.

Answer: (C)

When you log in to a website, the site typically sets a small piece of data in your browser called a session cookie to remember that you’re authenticated as you move from page to page. If cookies are disabled, that session information can’t be stored, so the server treats each page request as coming from a new, unauthenticated visitor. The result is that you won’t stay logged in as you navigate, so a login that works across multiple pages stops functioning correctly. The other statements describe encryption methods and how certificates establish trust, which are separate from how a login session is remembered. They don’t depend on cookies to keep you signed in across different pages, so they’re not affected in the same way.

When you log in to a website, the site typically sets a small piece of data in your browser called a session cookie to remember that you’re authenticated as you move from page to page. If cookies are disabled, that session information can’t be stored, so the server treats each page request as coming from a new, unauthenticated visitor. The result is that you won’t stay logged in as you navigate, so a login that works across multiple pages stops functioning correctly.

The other statements describe encryption methods and how certificates establish trust, which are separate from how a login session is remembered. They don’t depend on cookies to keep you signed in across different pages, so they’re not affected in the same way.