Explain the difference between **localStorage** and **sessionStorage**.

Question

If we compare the HTML5 `localStorage` API with *cookies*, which of the following statements are correct? :

Accepted Answer

**localStorage** improves security slightly over cookies by reducing the risk of interception via packet analyzer (network sniffing)

Accepted Answer

Overall, **localStorage** is as sensitive as cookies and it is only recommended to use it to store non-critical data.

Answer

**localStorage** is more vulnerable to XSS (Cross Site Scripting) attacks

Answer

**localStorage** reduces the risk of Cross-directory and Cross-domain attacks, unlike cookies which are more vulnerable to them.

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