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Middleware & Auth

Cookies & Sessions

Managing State Across Requests
💡 Cookies, EK, "HAND, STAMP" jaisi, HAIN, EK, EVENT, mein — SERVER, EK, BAAR, TUMHE, "STAMP" (COOKIE) DETA, hai, aur, HAR, BAAD, ki, ENTRY, (REQUEST) PAR, TUM, STAMP, DIKHAТE, HO, DOBARA, VERIFY, kiye, BINA.

cookies(), (next/headers, se) Server, Components, aur, Server, Actions, mein, COOKIES, READ/SET, karne, ke, liye, USE, hota hai — HTTP-only, cookies, (JavaScript, se, ACCESS, NAHI, ho, sakti) SESSION, tokens, ke, liye, SAFER, hain.

Session, MANAGEMENT, mein, TYPICALLY, EK, SESSION, ID, (COOKIE, mein) STORE, hoti hai, JO, SERVER-SIDE, (DATABASE, ya, Redis) SESSION, DATA, se, LINK, hoti hai — YA, EK, SIGNED, JWT, SELF-CONTAINED, data, ke, saath.

import { cookies } from "next/headers";

// Server action mein, cookie, set karna:
export async function login(formData) {
  "use server";
  const sessionId = await createSession(formData);
  const cookieStore = await cookies();
  cookieStore.set("session", sessionId, { httpOnly: true, secure: true });
}
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Cookies, EK, "HAND, STAMP" jaisi, HAIN, EK, EVENT, mein — SERVER, EK, BAAR, TUMHE, "STAMP" (COOKIE) DETA, hai, aur, HAR, BAAD, ki, ENTRY, (REQUEST) PAR, TUM, STAMP, DIKHAТE, HO, DOBARA, VERIFY, kiye, BINA.
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⚡ झट से Recap
  • cookies() = Server Components/Actions, mein, cookies, READ/SET, karne, ke, liye
  • httpOnly cookies, JavaScript, se, ACCESS, nahi, ho, sakti — XSS, se, SAFER
  • Session ID (cookie) YA, self-contained, signed, JWT — dono, common, patterns, HAIN
इस page में (2 subtopics)

Middleware, mein, request.cookies.get() se, cookies, PADHI, jaati, hain. Server, Components, mein, cookies() (next/headers) se — DONO, syntax, SLIGHTLY, DIFFERENT, hain, kyunki, WOH, DIFFERENT, RUNTIME, CONTEXTS, mein, hote, HAIN.

// Middleware:
const token = request.cookies.get("token");
// Server Component:
const cookieStore = await cookies();
const token = cookieStore.get("token");

secure: true, (HTTPS-only), sameSite: "lax" ya, "strict" (CSRF, protection), aur, maxAge, (expiry) JAISE, ATTRIBUTES, PRODUCTION, cookies, ke, liye, ZAROORI, HAIN.

💡Tip: sameSite: "strict", MAXIMUM, CSRF, protection, deta, hai, LEKIN, CROSS-SITE, LINKS, se, AANE, PAR, session, LOSS, ho, sakta hai — "lax" AAM, TAUR, PAR, BEHTAR, DEFAULT, hai.