How to encrypt and decrypt cookies?

However you can encrypt and decrypt cookies to provide some security. For this tutorial we will use MachineKey.Protect” and “MachineKey.Unrotect” methods for encryption and decryption. These are the inbuilt methods used to Encrypt and Decrypt data in asp .net. var cookieText = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes ("Text for Cookie");

What is GitHub - solomonsklash/Cookie-Decrypter?

GitHub - SolomonSklash/cookie-decrypter: A Burp Suite Professional extension for decrypting/decoding various types of cookies. Failed to load latest commit information. A Burp Suite Professional extension for decrypting/decoding various types of cookies. Passive scanner checks create informational issues in Burp Suite Pull requests welcome!

Why are encrypted cookies important?

With encrypted cookies, accessing the cookie does not mean accessing it’s value. In the case where someone gains local access to a computer and scans for cookies, encrypted cookies prevent the attacker from viewing the cookie contents. Let’s say you encrypt cookies and send them in their encrypted form to the server for storage.

How do cookies work?

Cookies are generally set server-side using the ‘Set-Cookie’ HTTP header and sent to the client. This makes them a target for network sniffing. You can use SSL/TLS to prevent this by encrypting the network packets, but many sites, such as Facebook, only use HTTPS during login, and then switch to standard unencrypted HTTP for ensuing requests.