How do sessions work in Express.js with Node.js?

Question

Using Express.js, sessions are dead simple. I\'m curious how they actually work though.

Does it store some cookie on the client? If so, where can I find that cookie?

Answer 1

I'm curious how they actually work though.

Try to look at this answer and wiki stuff.

Does it store some cookie on the client?

Yes, it's usually a cookie with assigned session ID, which should be signed with a secret in order to prevent forgery.

If so, where can I find that cookie? If required, how do I decode it?

You shouldn't mess with a session cookie on the client side. If you want to work with sessions on the server side you should check out related express.js and connect docs.