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Update EXPIRES info with clock skew #37745

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Update EXPIRES info with clock skew #37745

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion files/en-us/web/http/headers/set-cookie/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ Set-Cookie: <cookie-name>=<cookie-value>; Domain=<domain-value>; Secure; HttpOnl
> [!WARNING]
> Many web browsers have a _session restore_ feature that will save all tabs and restore them the next time the browser is used. Session cookies will also be restored, as if the browser was never closed.

When an `Expires` date is set, the deadline is relative to the _client_ the cookie is being set on, not the server.
When an `Expires` date is set, the deadline is relative to the _client_ the cookie is being set on, not the server. However, the server's `Date` header will be used to compute the clock skew between the
client and the server, and the `Expires` date will be adjusted accordingly.

- `HttpOnly` {{optional_inline}}

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