COOKIE STEALING ATTACK PREVENTION USING ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD

Abstract

Internet is being used as a resource for gaining information. It is observed that maximum websites are vulnerable to different types of attacks. From security point of view, it is necessary to prevent such attacks. Cookies are sent by web server to browser for storing client information. In cookie stealing, this information is stolen by an attacker. Thus in case of internet banking account, email account and other social media applications accounts, it requires text protection. In this project, I have implemented AES-256 algorithm to protect cookies from attackers. The goal is to inform the user that how credentials can be captured by an attacker using the technique called cookie stealing and how to be alert from this issue.