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Workshop

The workshop consists of a set of questions and answers designed to solidify your understanding of the material covered in this hour. Try answering the questions before looking at the answers.

Quiz

1. How do you test the browser to verify that it will accept cookies before allowing a web page to be displayed?
2. How do you access session data from a view function?
3. How can you request that the browser return only the sessionid cookie on an HTTPS connection?

Quiz Answers

1. Use the set_test_cookie() function to write a cookie to the browser. Then, in a subsequent request, use the test_cookie_worked() function to verify that the cookie was written.
2. Access the session attribute in the HttpRequest object passed to the view function.
3. Set the SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE setting to True in the settings.py file.

1.	How do you test the browser to verify that it will accept cookies before allowing a web page to be displayed?
2.	How do you access session data from a view function?
3.	How can you request that the browser return only the `sessionid` cookie on an HTTPS connection?

1.	Use the `set_test_cookie()` function to write a cookie to the browser. Then, in a subsequent request, use the `test_cookie_worked()` function to verify that the cookie was written.
2.	Access the `session` attribute in the `HttpRequest` object passed to the view function.
3.	Set the `SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE` setting to `True` in the `settings.py` file.