The three types of HTTP cookies are:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are stored in the browser's memory only while a user is on a website. Once the user closes the browser, the session cookie is deleted.
- Persistent Cookies: These are also known as first-party cookies. They have an expiration date and are stored on the user's device for a specified period of time, even after the user has closed the browser.
- Third-party Cookies: These are also referred to as tracking cookies. They are set by a domain other than the one the user is visiting. For example, a user visiting a website might see ads served by an ad network that uses third-party cookies to track the user's behavior and show relevant ads.